Leviticus 25:1 - 26:13
The Year of Jubilee, what an amazing time of celebration that must have been! It's basically a year of restoration and forgiveness. What a great God we serve that considered the mistakes of His creation and allowed for their redemption on an ongoing basis.
Moving into chapter 26, God lays out the rewards for obedience. Wow--those are some amazing rewards and quite an incentive to follow the plan of God. Those rewards are downright supernatural. What a testimony the Israelites could have been, based on these rewards, had they only stayed in obedience to God's laws.
Mark 16:1-20
Here's what sets us apart--our God got up!!! What would it have been like to be a Mary at the tomb and know that you saw them lay Jesus there, and now He's gone?! I imagine we would have also been frightened.
This time, I'm going to request YOUR input: Re-read verses 17 and 18. We know that God empowers us as Christians, but what does it mean when it's talking about picking up snakes and drinking poison? Are we supposed to test this? I, for one, will be at the back of that line! Let me know what you think this means!
Psalm 33:1-11
Reading this portion of scripture just makes me smile. We get to consider all of the amazing things God has done and rejoice for it. I especially love the last verse, verse 11, knowing that God is steadfast. His purposes are resolute and will not change, in spite of our ever changing selves.
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I think that the answer to the question about verse 17 and 18 is found in verse 15, "And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.'"
As we go, we don't have to worry about the trials, or snake bites that will come (also, remember that in the Garden of Eden, Satan appeared as a serpent).
It's not for us to test these things, but to trust that as we go "preach the gospel" God Himself will be our protection.
- Rich
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