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Observations from today’s readings and today’s S-WOD, Friday, 7 March 2025:
Leviticus 20:1-5 – The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.
God will punish both those who take the lives of innocent children as well as those who in any way ignore the taking of innocent life. What role are you playing in the fight against abortion?
Leviticus 20:6 — If a person turns to mediums and necromancers, whoring after them, I will set my face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.
God does not think that horoscopes, Ouija boards, Tarot cards, or psychics are cute or fun. God equates having anything to do with these things to whoredom.
Leviticus 20:7, 26 — Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy…. You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.
We are called to holiness because God is Holy, and we are His children and His ambassadors on earth (1 Peter 1:16). “Holy” is the only attribute ascribed to God in the Bible three times (the highest degree of emphasis), yet today’s body of believers seems to have taken holiness very lightly, casually, negligently. Version dependent, the word holy is used in the Bible 584 times (holiness another 25 times). I encourage you to do your own word search and review of holiness. While we are made holy through salvation in Christ, we are called by God to “be like God in true righteousness and holiness…. [to] perfect holiness out of reverence for God…. [to] live our lives in all godliness and holiness…. [to be] living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God…. to control [our] own [bodies] in a way that is holy…. to live a holy life…. [to be] upright, holy, and disciplined…. [to be] holy blameless and pure…. [to be] a holy nation, a people belonging to God (all New Testament references).” Remember, you were baptized with the Holy Spirit, not the somewhat or occasionally holy spirit.
- Psalm 24:3-6 -- Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. They will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob.
- Revelation 22:11 -- Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.
Leviticus 20:10 — If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
The most important earthly institution in the Bible is the family, marriage between one man and one woman for the express purpose of raising up godly children (Malachi 2:15) and modelling the love of Christ for His church (Ephesians 5:25). God strictly forbids sexual activity outside the marriage covenant, and His high standard is never relaxed throughout God’s word for anyone. Sexual sin is like a deadly plague in society which is born from pure selfishness and spreads across the land wreaking havoc and death. Consider the impact of sexual sin in America, resulting in abortion, divorce, single-parent families, exploitation, sexual abuse, emotional illnesses, communicable diseases, crimes of passion, etc. Left unchecked, sexual sin will destroy a nation, one family at a time.
Leviticus 20:13 – If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
Society has now largely accepted the abomination of homosexuality. The remainder of the sexual sins in Leviticus 20 will also soon be publicly acceptable. Will you remain silent in the face of these sins around you or will you proclaim the need of repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ as John the Baptist did before Herod?
“Cross” Fit S-WOD (Spiritual Workout of the Day) – 7 March 2025: Today, strive to be holy and to proclaim God’s call to holiness. Honor God with your fidelity and purity.
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