Sat.’s Devo - Laws of the Land

Read: Deuteronomy 13:1-15:23; Luke 8:40-9:6; Psalm 71:1-24; Proverbs 12:5-7 God warned them about people who had a dream or did a miracle or gave them a sign that would entice them to worship anything besides him. They were to love the Lord their God with all their heart and soul. *** If one of their kin tried to get them to worship the gods of the people around them they were not to listen to them but expose them to the leaders of the people. They were to stone to death to put fear in the people so that they would not follow after wickedness. *** If a whole city had fallen into idolatry then they were to attack and utterly destroy all that was in the city along with the cattle. Then they were to gather all the spoil into the middle of the street of the city and burn it with fire. The whole city should go down in the fire. *** They were to be a holy people, a peculiar people unto the Lord and they were to be above all the nations that are in the earth. *** They were told what they could eat and what not to eat. Spiritually, God was telling us what to eat and what not to eat. We are to mediate on the Word of God that is rightly divided. We are to be covered with the Blood of Christ and let the Word of God and the Spirit of God guide us to walk uprightly. *** When God established a place of worship, they were to bring their tithe and share it with the Levite and the widow and the orphan. *** At the end of every seven years they were to have a year of release. Everyone is released from their debt. The foreigners were not released, but the one who were their own were released. There would be no more poor. *** It was God’s will that they be the lenders of nations and not the borrowers. No nation should reign over them. They were to freely give to the poor in their land. If they had a Hebrew man or woman working for them they were to release them at the year of release. When they released them they would furnish him liberally with cattle, grain and wine. God will bless that employer. *** They were to remember that they were once bondmen in Egypt and God redeemed them so they should be just as kind and generous. *** If that worker wants to continue working for the employer then the boss would talk an awl and pierce it through his ear to the door of his house. Then he would remain a servant forever. It must be done to the woman also. This is a picture of the man who decides to follow Christ and work in his kingdom forever. *** The firstborn of the bulls should not be worked and the firstborn of the sheep should not be sheared. They were to be eaten before the Lord at the place God gave them to worship him. If they have any blemish then they were not to be brought to the Lord, but be eaten within their gates. They were never to eat the blood of the animal. It was to be poured upon the ground. *** In Luke, Jesus had been begged to leave the city where the man was delivered of the legion of demons. Jesus told the man delivered to stay and be a witness to what God had done for him. He did and when Jesus did return, the people gladly received him and were waiting for him. *** A man named Jarius who was a ruler in the synagogue came and fell at Jesus’ feet begging him to come and heal his 12 year old daughter who was dying. Jesus was standing in the middle of a huge crowd of people and a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years reached out and touched the border of his garment and was instantly healed. Jesus felt the healing power leave his body and go to her so he turned and asked who touched him. She came and fell at his feet and confessed that she touched him and was healed. He said, “Daughter, be of good comfort: your faith has made you whole: go in peace.” *** He then followed the ruler to his house. Along the way, Darius was told she had died but Jesus told him not to fear but only believe and she would be made whole. They continued to the house. *** When they got to the house all the people were mourning her death but Jesus told home to stop weeping because she was not dead, but sleeping. He went in and told her to arise and her spirit came into her and she rose up and Jesus commanded them to feed her. Her parents were astonished but Jesus told them not to tell anyone. *** Jesus called his disciples to him and gave them power and authority over all devils, and power to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. They were not to take anything with them but to stay with whoever would have them. If they were not received then they were to leave the city and shake off the dust from their feet as a testimony against them. Lord, may we walk as Jesus walked and may we be in your service all the days of our lives.