majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 12:24-25,
"You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water. Do
not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after
you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord."
The prohibition against eating blood is explained in Leviticus 17:11.
Blood is to be used for atonement and is therefore not to be eaten by
the Israelites. What captures my eye this morning is that the Lord
told the Israelites what it was that "is right in the eyes of the
Lord." What if the Lord never told us what it was that was right in
hie eyes? What if we were all left up to our own imagination as to
what the Lord wanted? Sometimes is seems like a lot of folks have this
perspective.
Having written communication from God in our Bibles insures what the
Lord deems right in his eyes is available to us. We live in a culture
where what is deemed right, moral or important shifts continually.
Save the whales and abort the babies, fight global warming, same-sex
marriage, politics, religion, cults, etc. If anyone wants to know what
God deems right only has to open up the Bible to read his perspective
on it.
Our God is a communicator and loves us. Because of this he has
revealed himself, his thoughts and feelings in the pages of Scripture.
I find it fascinating that his thoughts, his comments, his
requirements and commands are all there for me to inform myself of.
Just fascinating...
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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