Wearing the Right Footwear
“Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be.”
Deuteronomy 33:25
If you were about to go mountain climbing, would you put on the sandals that you wear to the beach? House slippers?
No, hopefully you would wear boots made for that purpose. Something like these boots I found on Amazon: “All terrain rubber outsole, great grip, non-slip and wear resistant.”
Today’s verse comes from Moses’ blessing on the tribe of Asher, one of the12 tribes of Israel. MacLaren’s Exposition says of Asher:
“the tribe being located upon rocky sea-coast, having rough roads to travel, and so needing to be well shod.”
God equips us for the journey, providing the right kind of “footwear” for when the road is rough.
Habakkuk 3:19 says:
“The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills...”
He equips us for the journey, and promises to give us the right amount of strength to make it through the day, no matter what we face.
“But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
