Friday Reading: Leviticus 6:1-7
Key Verse: Leviticus 6:5
5 or all that which he swore about falsely, --he shall even repay it in its principal, and the fifth part he shall add to it, to whomever it belongs. He shall give it on the day of his guilt offering.
Devotion:
The amount of laws that were given to the children is Israel were staggering and it is little wonder that they then moved to make their own and get away with it from other people. With so many laws, making a few or taking a few would not be noticed by others unless they were judicious enough to learn all of the laws themselves. This is how man continues to live and continues to deceive many others; through making his own law look more likely than the real laws.
But each of Gods laws that He gave to Moses to give to the people were recorded and were there to be learned and passed down to the next generation. One that stands out in my mind is this law of wilful sinning. If someone wilfully sins and then attempts to cover it up or lies to cover it is clearly working against God and not just against the people. God was adamant about this part because this law states that the person should not only pay back what is due but should then add on an extra fifth on top of that to pay back the people that were affected; but then the guilty party also had to make atonement for that sin to God Himself through the appropriate sacrifice too.
Whatever we do against others we are doing against God. God does not say that whatever we do against Christians only but whatever we do against any of His people; and guess what, He made us all! Wilful sinning is working against man, against those around you, against your enemies and sadly, against God. If we thought about that one thing before we sinned we may well not do half of what we do do because none of us wants to willingly go against God. We are no longer called to sacrifice because Christ offered Himself as our perfect sacrifice so what we need to do is to bring our sins to Him to ask for His forgiveness for what we do against Him.
Points to Ponder:
How often do you deceive others?
Do you think that you can deceive God?
