Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people. Leviticus 7:27 – In our chapter we see verses like this one we are looking at today a few times. Around 19 times in the law there is given the direction to “cut off” the person that sinned from the people of Israel. One such sin that would result in this would be eating the blood of an animal. Now let’s note that all this would be predicated that the individual did this knowingly and refused to make their wrong right. We see from previous chapters that God gave grace for people who sinned unknowingly and was willing to follow His ways of making atonement for their mistake. Yet what we see here is a harsh truth, God was willing to cut off people from His people if they didn’t choose to obey His ways. In a culture where refusing to embrace someone’s choices in life is seen as hatred of them, God stands firm in His posture towards sin. He is open armed to those willing to turn from sin and obey Him, but He also is willing to let someone spend an eternity in Hell if that is the choice they’d rather have. Is that a sign God isn’t loving? Absolutely not, the fact we have an option other than Hell is a wonderous demonstration of God’s love for us. See though God isn’t playing around with His words. If you want sin, that’s fine, but you will be cut off from Him and will never be able to enjoy the blessings of a life with Him. If though you instead want to follow Jesus, you will have everything God gives in abundance within your life. No, this isn’t an easy truth to share, especially with your loved ones that are choosing a different path than Jesus. Trust God has His purposes. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3209
Question To Ponder: How should we handle people who are in complete rejection of God’s way?
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