2 Samuel 1:14 David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?” Do you remember looking at the Highlights magazines in the waiting room of a doctor or dentist? I do! It was the highlight of the visits. I loved the pages that had the picture with theContinue reading “2 Samuel 1:14 Anointed One”
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1 Samuel 24:12 Allow Justice
1 Samuel 24:12 May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted justice so badly that you almost carried it out yourself? We see this knee-jerk reactionContinue reading “1 Samuel 24:12 Allow Justice”
Joshua 20:3 Senseless
Joshua 20:3 so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood. I am sure you have heard of the senseless killings that are capturing the headlines these days. It is not that there are more than any other time in our history, butContinue reading “Joshua 20:3 Senseless”
Deuteronomy 15:20 Justice and Justice Alone
Deuteronomy 15:20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. If there is one thing that most people hate it is a system of justice that isn’t just. And there are cries on all sides of this issue in the public square.Continue reading “Deuteronomy 15:20 Justice and Justice Alone”
Numbers 15:15 Outsiders
Numbers 15:15 The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord: I don’t like double standards. For me, it strikes at the heart of justice. IContinue reading “Numbers 15:15 Outsiders”
Leviticus 20:7-8 Holy By Choice
Leviticus 20:7-8 “ ‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God. 8 Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy. There is often debate about what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior. We read about it in the news every day. Even the courts of our land makeContinue reading “Leviticus 20:7-8 Holy By Choice”
Exodus 21:23-25 Limits
Exodus 21:23-25 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. Justice can look very different from our expectations. And too often, what we really want is not justice butContinue reading “Exodus 21:23-25 Limits”
Exodus 3:22 Voluntary Plundering
Exodus 3:22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.” Have you ever heard the term “blood sucking lawyers”? This term is not aContinue reading “Exodus 3:22 Voluntary Plundering”
Acts 28:30 House Arrest
Acts 28:30 For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. I must confess, I have never been under house arrest. I have never had to wear an ankle monitor 24/7. I have not had to call the monitor center to get permission toContinue reading “Acts 28:30 House Arrest”
Justice? – Acts 25:12
Acts 25:12 After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!” In the last several years we have heard a number of high profile issues being sent to the courts in this country. Individual judges have been able to stop a whole range of legislationContinue reading “Justice? – Acts 25:12”
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