majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 15:7-8,
"If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the
land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or
tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely
lend him whatever he needs."
At many points the law that the Lord gave Israel manifests the nature
of his heart. Here he expresses concern for those who are hurting, in
trouble, in need of help. He asks his people to be gracious toward
those who are needy by being openhanded. The Israelites are not to be
hardhearted or tightfisted toward the poor.
This, to me, speaks of the Lord's own heart, his kindness, his mercy,
his love for all mankind. The Lord has demonstrated this in the
greatest of ways by sending his own Son to die a horrible death on the
cross to pay the penalty for my sin. How wonderful it turns out that
our Creator has a heart of kindness. Of course, on the other hand, he
is also the God of justice and righteousness. If we don't avail
ourselves of the offer of payment for our sin we will have to pay it
ourselves. "'Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong
man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let
him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me,
that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness
on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord."
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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