SCRIPTURE: Leviticus (NIV) 19:36 Use honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt. 37 “‘Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the LORD.’”
OBSERVATION: This chapter contains many varied commandments for the Israelites. They range from harvesting, family relationships, sexual issues, sacrifices, etc. And attached to fifteen of them we read, “I am the LORD,” or “I am the LORD your God.”
God was declaring that He had the right to put these boundaries on the Israelites. He was Creator God! More than that, He was their personal God! They were not trying to identify with Him; He was identifying with them! They were not claiming Him; He was claiming them! The commands in this chapter were to make them recognizable as His children!
In these verses, Israel was not claiming that Jehovah was their God; God was making the claim. He made the statement that He was their God! He wanted the Israelites to live like it.
APPLICATION: It is one thing to hear a someone claim to have met the President of the United States; it is a much greater thing when the President calls that person by name out of a crowd! Everybody know because it was spoken by the President.
To be able to claim God as “my” God is a great honor; but for God to claim me as HIS son, is a greater honor. For Him to make the claim that He is Leon’s God means so much more. Then satan knows with whom he is dealing!!!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father,, may the truth that You are my God be seen in all I do and say. May I be easily recognizable as your child. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.
Pastor Leon
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