Wednesday April 26th 2017
key verse: 30
I AM HOLY, ME, THE ETERNAL GOD, YOUR GOD
Today's word speaks about the illicit relationships and the moral principles that we must respect when we are God's people.
1. Don't soil yourself (18)
God says many times to Moses: I am the Eternal God, your God. which means that He is a holy God different from the other idols, the only true God who is worthy of receiving all our worship. First, idolatry is a grave sin before this unique God (21). Then, the horrible pagan practices displease God. God warns them that they will not follow theses practices: incest, homosexuality, zoophilia, etc. There are infamies, horrors and confusions. These practices soil the body and the soul of those who indulge in them. So the country will vomit the inhabitants because of these improper practices. They will be entrenched from the people to not have a bad influence.
2. You will be holy because I am holy (19)
The verse 2 of chapter 19 is the key verse of Leviticus. God wants his people to live a holy life. Morality plays an important role in a holy life. The identity of the believer is useless if he doesn't avoid the bad practices. He must resist idolatry (4). He must consume the sacrificed meat after the third day. He must be generous in the harvest, he must be just in the judgment, take care of the disabled persons, keep the uniqueness of the species, and finally he must love his neighbour as himself. He must atone for the sexual relationship with a not freed slave through the sacrifice of guilt. He must eat the fruits in the fifth year of harvest. He must resist prostitution, summoning spirits and exploiting immigrants, because they are his neighbours. He must keep the Sabbath and the sanctuary. He must respect the old man. Thus they become holy as God is holy.
Prayer: Lord, make me a holy people to worship you only and follow your laws and your prescriptions.
Bottom line : You are holy because I am holy
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