Leviticus 18:24-26 - ‘Do not defile
yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled,
which I am casting out before you. For the land is
defiled; therefore I visit the punishment of its iniquity upon it, and the land
vomits out its inhabitants. You shall therefore keep My
statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these
abominations, either any of your own nation or any stranger who
dwells among you.
God gave Moses a warning about following any of the routines
and customs of where they came from…Egypt….and where they were going to…Canaan.
The peoples in these lands worshiped many gods… and participated in many
customs that God considered abominations.
Being intimate with a relative…sacrificing your children … intimate
relationships with the same sex…. and bestiality…were just a few that he described
in detail.
When you read the list…and compare it to the daily news…it
is clear that our nation has become just as defiled as the nations the children
of Israel were warned about. I shudder to think of the judgment that God must
be planning for those who have not kept these statutes as he said…for all
eternity. I also struggle daily with how to best love on these people so they
can know the truth…so it can set them free. I know in my heart that continuing
to love on all people…no matter what they believe or practice…is the best way
to show them the truth of God’s love.
I Corinthians 13:4-6 says … Love suffers long and is
kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does
not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does
not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes
all things, hopes all things, endures all things. If I ponder the fullest meaning of these
verses…. I can’t help but believe that the love Jesus showed mankind when he
sacrificed himself…will eventually cleanse even the most defiled of nations. And
I must do my part to love on everyone that he allows me to come into contact
with….no matter what.
Father…thank you for the reminder that your love is the
strongest weapon I have against any form of evil. Forgive me for the unbelief I have shown at
times… that has kept me from showing the love you gave me to others. Help me to
understand and apply the love you have shown to me to all that I come into
contact with….so they will see you in everything I do and say. Amen.
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