Leviticus

Leviticus 26:1-46

Timeless Truth = God’s way is best… obedience brings blessing… there is nothing at all appealing about sin for it only brings death and broken relationship with God. Just do what is right and everything is gravy!

This truth seems to be rather simple but its amazing how I see it so clearly this week especially. I guess this is the basis of Christianity yet somehow I feel like most Christians fail to see it or walk around just plain ignorant of it. I see how I want to do things my way, I don’t want to surrender myself to God’s will and be patient with his provision. In fact the opposite is quite true. I want to take things into my own hands and make things work out the way that I think is best because I believe that by doing so I will get what I want. The reality is that I have a flesh and I am deceived quite easily by sin, and the grand result of this often times is that I would walk contrary to God and thus miss his blessings. While I am his child and his grace is overwhelming even amidst my mistakes I see this truth at work as a call to really truly line my life up in accordance with God’s word. I realize that often times I would think that God's call to holiness was just some lofty ideal that he set out before people two thousand years ago when the world wasn’t as crazy. The reality is that the world was every bit as twisted and perverted then as it is now… and God’s call to holy living is just as demanding in my life as it was for the people before Christ ever even came. The beautiful part of this truth is the promise of God’s blessing. God says that to walk in holiness before him is to place myself in a place to receive his beautiful blessings. To walk contrary to God’s commands is to place myself in a place where he must discipline me that I would find life in him. This is the most amazing part of God’s call to holiness… that walking in holiness really truly is best. Today I feel like I often just nod my head to this statement but the capital R – reality is that yeah, God knows what is best and he says holiness is far and away the way to go. Why would I stand in complete opposition to the words of the creator of this universe as to what is best? Yeah, I am done being stupid and liking sin… I see now that there is nothing at all desirable about it… it is only a deceptive bondage that seems to bring joy but only brings death.