February 21
Leviticus 20:7
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.
Reading the book of Leviticus as I read through the Bible is difficult for me. For several chapters we read about the sacrifices they are to make, how to make them and when to make them. As I read through those first several chapters my main thought was that I am thankful that God sent His son to be the ultimate sacrifice and we no longer have to do these daily, weekly or time sensitive sacrifices. We need to remember even when struggling through these chapters that these words are given to us by God, just like every other verse in the Bible, so they are important. As I continue to read there is something else that stands out to me.
Many times in the book of Leviticus, God says for Moses to pass some information on to the Israelites and follows it with "I am the Lord your God" or "I am the Lord." That is a pretty powerful statement. We often use the word "for" in the place of "because". God is giving Moses and the Israelites the reason they are to do as He says.
In chapter 18, God gives instructions in many areas and spends several verses on what is acceptable in sexual relationships. He says that many of the things that are "socially and politically correct" in our society today are an abomination to Him. Go see for yourself.
Then in chapter 19, He continues to give dictates concerning what is right and what is wrong, following up with "I am the Lord your God." As we read through chapter 20, we see that God is still reminding Moses Who He is so that Moses can remind the Israelites. I started with verse 7 of chapter 20 but if you will continue to read you will find more information about relationships. God does care about that.
In the beginning of verse 7, God says "sanctify yourself." That means that His people should set themselves apart from the world. We cannot allow the things of the world to overtake the Church. No matter what is yelled to us by the world, we must remember that God is the only authority of our lives and His standards are the ones we should meet.
I hope you will take the time to read through these chapters I've mentioned at least. If you are not familiar with this part of the Old Testament I think there will be things for you to learn there.
As we go through our day, let us always hear the Voice from above saying "I am the Lord your God."
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