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The Rules Of Disengagement
July 27, 2013

In her book Throw Out Fifty Things, Gail Blanke outlines four “Rules of Disengagement” to help people clear the clutter from their lives. The first rule states: “If it . . . weighs you down, clogs you up, or just plain makes you feel bad about yourself, throw it out, give it away, sell it, let it go, move on.”

I think this Rule of Disengagement has a spiritual application too: We don’t have to stay connected to past sin. Joseph’s brothers struggled with this. Years after they sold Joseph into slavery, they recalled their cruelty and feared revenge (Gen. 50:15). So they sent a message to Joseph, begging for forgiveness (vv.16-17). They did this despite previous merciful actions and reassurances from their brother (45:4-15).

Many of us remain connected to age-old offenses despite mercy and forgiveness from those we may have hurt. However, true freedom comes when we confess our wrongdoing to God. He forgives it (1 John 1:9) and separates us from it (Ps. 103:12). As one verse puts it, He throws our sin into the depths of the sea! (Micah 7:19). Because of this, we can remind ourselves that the Son has made us free, and we are free indeed (John 8:36).

’Twas a glad day when Jesus found me,
When His strong arms were thrown around me;
When my sins He buried in the deepest sea,
And my soul He filled with joy and victory.
—Albert S. Reitz. © Renewal 1946. Hope Publishing.

The price of our freedom from sin was paid by Jesus’ blood.

Read: Genesis 50:15-21

If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. —John 8:36

Bible in a Year:
Psalms 43-45; Acts 27:27-44

Last evening on TV there was a segment interviewing Mrs Aaron Spelling. She has a huge up grade warehouse containing a big stores amount of fine furnishings. That she is not using now.

She has a lovely hone with 11,000 square feet she lives in now. Downtown New York or some equally high dollar location. She commented she loved to collect things she liked... then she noted “I might be a hoarder”. When her husband was alive they had an over 34,000 foot home. And several more homes.

I tend to be a saver myself. My Mother used to take a garment with good material and save the material to make something else with it. Much of what we do in life we learned early, and since it is the foundation, it is difficult to change.

Much of this type of thinking is gone now. It is essentially a throw away society we live in today.. Not for good, I fear.

Jesus Christ paid the price for our sins. we are not to continue to sin thinking Jesus has covered it all. We are to grow and become more like Christ every day, in doing good, and showing love for our brethren.