While it has been suggested that idle hands are the playthings of the devil — the same may be true of our minds. Without a clear sense of who we are and whose we are, we have the tendency to wander into some barren wilderness. Sometimes our slip is gradual, we do one small thing that is questionable and before we realize it we are in deep trouble. There are other times when it is obvious that we have strayed in a big way, and whether we like it or not, there are consequences to our actions.

Without a clear sense of vision of who we are and where we are going, we are in danger of wandering off in the wrong direction and becoming lost. We need to be reminded daily of our journey, that we are God's children, that we belong to Jesus, and that something is expected of us.

The ancient Israelit…