Deuteronomy 14-15; Worship, Purity ,and Generosity in Covenant Life; A food safety scandal in southern China recently seized international headlines.Up to one hundred lambs per day wete begin slaughtered at an illegal warehouse, then injected with dirty pond water to increase their weight and price .Inspection stamps were forged so that the meat could be sold at markets and restaurants in major cities such h as Guangzhou. Purity and impurity with regard to food and other aspects of daily life were an important responsibility under the Law.These were among the specific covenant obligations reviewed by Moses in the second part of his second sermon (Deuteronomy 14-26).As we study these chapters, well be keeping our focus on big- picture themes. In todays reading the specific regulations highlight three characteristics of covenant life- purity, worship, and generosity.These characteristics or quantities provide the spiritual meaning behind the rules These instructions showed the Israelites how to live like Gods . treasured possessionand how to remain holy or consecrated to Him (14:2:21). The first characteristic of covenant life, purity , is seen in the ceremonial laws reguarding clean and unclean food.Jews today still eat kosher according to these rules (cf Leviticus 11).The second characteristics, worship, is the spiritual reality behind the practice of tithing was about much more than offering 10 percent of ones income to the Lord. It involved rejoicing, eating a celebratory worship feast, and providing for orphans widows and Levies. The third characteristics, generosity is the motive behind the forgiveness of debits and freeing of indentured servants every seven years nAtionSabbath from these normal economic activities among Gods people honored Him and helped distribute the wealth more equitably (15:1-4).Everyone was reminded that money and power are resouces to be righteously used, not selfishly abused. How is giving part of your worship ? This question goes beyond whether you support Gods ministries financially..Worshipful giving means that you are prayerful, thoughtful, and intentional in your giving not haphazard, grudging,.or thought less.zNo matter how large or small the gift, God desires our giving to be part and parcel of our overall worship and walk with Him.Enjoy ur day.Our God Is An Awesome God!
Posted on: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:24:50 +0000
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