Good morning everyone!
Leviticus chapter 6.
This chapter is similar to chapter 5 in that we are to take responsibility for our actions. And if we violate somebody else's property then we are to make restitution and then go before the Lord for forgiveness.
I feel like Satan has broken down the hearts of people so that respect for others and respect for the property of others has become less and less prevalent. And the Bible says as we get close to the end times there will be less respect for not just other people but even toward our parents. It's easy to identify obvious disrespect and maybe even be quick to judge them. But there is a disrespect that's much more subtle and not so easily noticed. I feel it is easy to become selfish in my thinking and then I silently become disrespectful towards somebody else. For example, Nick Reed is a young man that was in our youth group and is now married and has a couple kids. He's always struggled with kidney issues even as a boy. Now he is on dialysis and is in need of a kidney. On Facebook the mother set a cry out asking people to be willing to be tested on whether they could give one of their kidneys for their son's life. My love for myself and my future and my plans have made it easy for me to turn my head from this need. Out of a higher respect for myself I disrespect a man's life. Certainly not a proud moment. I tell myself, pray for him. But in my heart I feel like a hypocrite. The Lord says whatever you do for one of the least of these you do to me and whatever you do not do for one of the least of these you did not do for me.
We as individuals cannot save the whole world. Choices have to be made, and we have to weigh our decisions on several factors. It’s easy to think ‘I should have done this….I should have done that’, but when our decisions have been made, we must move on , place our trust in God’s will, and wait for our next opportunity to serve. Have a great day Pastor Blair!
Verse 13 stuck out to me today. “Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.” May our zeal for the Lord be like that fire that doesn’t go out.
Pastor Blair – Thanks for sharing about Nick and for being transparent.
God explained that the sin of stealing is more than just taking from another. It can be finding or borrowing and not returning. I’m reminded of that silly saying that we would say as kids, “finders keepers, losers weepers”. Certainly not an attitude that God intended us to pass on to the next generation, isn’t it?
Thanks for your comments everybody!!!
I got this from PB writtings,
And the Bible says as we get close to the end times there will be less respect for not just other people but even toward our parents.
1 have a 2 kids 24 and 26, I never thought that my kids would shut me out of their lives, but after they moved out, they did. I keep communicating to them and hopefully they will respond someday.
We need to pray for each other.
This chapter is a reminder to me that all the material things in this life are just temporary. In my past I have longed for certain material things and thought about taking things when I knew I couldn’t afford it. I also hold on to things that I don’t use and they could be very beneficial to others. I just want to keep it for myself. I hope that I can get better about giving of myself and my things to the people most in need.