These words were penned over 400 years before Christ was born by a man who never married, had no children, and spent his life serving a king and a city.

The most important line in life dear one — is profoundly more paramount than the line between light and dark, right and wrong, or even life and death.

It’s a fascinating meditation to grasp the guidance our Father gives us through the simplicity of a line.

We begin by sitting with the final “line” of creation as God designed it to be — this line is a line that God himself adhered to. He did it first. And in so doing, He showed us its necessity and value.

“In the beginning”, the great pen of everything first touched the paper of life. Where the first surgical line cut through the void; the first architectural mark revealed detailed plans.

This line is the same line for every person on earth. It’s been the same line for every person who has ever lived.

It all began with listening ears. The listening ears of Christmas 2,000 years ago overcame the damage done by a refusal to listen 6,000 years ago. Let me explain…

But this one place, this one section of ground under the vast blue sky, is, without hindrance or hesitation, my favorite section of ground in all the world. 

Those 40 years, and even some of the years prior to them, was a time of intense struggle for Moses. Gracious we know it’s true, for in the injustices he saw in Egypt…

We cheer for the player — skilled, brave, and strong — who steps up to that line, bends himself down, sets his fingers on the last inch of ground… and at the command, moves forward.

No one wants bad experiences. Of course not. However, when we can recognize the value of passing through difficulties and choosing courage rather than fear — we become more and more of what God intended us to be.