Monday 9 Dec 2013

Monday Reading: Leviticus 19:3-4

Key Verse: Leviticus 19:3
Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

Devotion:
How often do you go back over verses in the Old Testament and think about what they are saying? I fear I am one who tries to read the bible each year but does not always take in the wording as I read it. So let us stop and take in just two verses today. They key phrase I want you to remember out of this is “I am the Lord your God!”

So often we do read our bibles and put them down without thinking about the gravity of what we have just read. I am not talking about the verses that warn us of death and destruction but the simple commandments that God has given us from the beginning. Those same commandments that Moses recorded. Those same commandments that Jesus reminded us of. This is the Word of God! Take a moment to think about that… this IS the WORD OF GOD!

There are many scholars who will come up with all manner of suggestions about what the words mean, and no doubt they have a very keen insight into what has been written down as they study the ancient languages. But each of us have to grow from this point onward into a stronger Christian, which means taking this very Word of God and applying it into our lives so that God can guide us. When God gave these words to Moses, it may have been for the purposes of steering the Children of Israel into a better relationship with God, but it is also so that we may achieve the same! Don’t ignore God!

God has given us simple commands to follow. Respect your parents! Yes they get it wrong at times, but so do we! Respect the Lord’s day. Just because others don’t care to do that, does not mean that we can ignore God as well. We need to grow up with God and in God; which means respecting Him and keeping His commandments. Just as we try to keep the wishes of our parents, we should be doing so for our Heavenly Father too. Don’t turn around and make your own rules or gods because they will only apply to you and nobody else. God is God and there is no other.

Points to Ponder:
Have you shown your parents respect today?

And what about God?