Devotionals

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Ladies, let's take an inventory; how many pairs of shoes do you own? Do you dare count? Next question, how many pairs does your husband have? Likely, there will be a large gap between the two numbers! My husband usually wears a pair until they wear out and then he is forced to replace them. Ladies, is the shoe section in a store a magnet pulling you to the shelves as soon as you enter the building? Admit it; it can become an addiction! Maybe it all began with “Cinderella” and her glass slippers? Ladies, will you wear a pair of shoes that pinch your toes, just because they look great with your outfit? Don't bother; normally your shoes are only noticed by your cat or dog!

My fascination with shoes began at “Waldman's” department store. My parents bought most of our clothes from “Montgomery Ward's”; but we went to “Waldman's” for shoes. Before the start of each school year we were taken to be fitted for a pair of shoes, from a selection of loafers, oxfords or saddle shoes. We also needed “gym shoes”, sneakers. The term tennis shoes was not in my vocabulary. Before Easter we had the treat of buying shinny paten leather shoes for church.

Did you know God thinks about your shoes? He thinks about everything we need! “But The lord said to him (Moses) Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground (Acts 7:33).” Our shoes walk in many areas that are unclean. That is the reason we wipe our feet on a door mat, before entering a home. In many cases we remove our shoes, just inside the door. Moses was in God's presence, on holy ground. The shoes were unclean and a barrier between him and God. We don't need to remove our shoes each time we pray but; we should remove the sin which separates us by honest confession (I John 1:9).

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