God gives what seems like to us to be very
strange instructions about not having anything leaven in the home for seven
days and eating nothing leavened during this time. He even says twice that if anyone eats anything
leavened, they will be cut off from the congregation of Israel. Those are very strong words, but obviously
God had his reasons.
Why do you think God was so serious in His instructions?
This was to be a memorial for the coming
generations. What do you do to remember and
thank God for helping you escape from the clutches of Satan and sin?
Heavenly Father, we don’t have to understand
everything You do or all the instructions You give us to be obedient. I know You were trying to show the people how
very serious of a situation obedience is and continues to be today. I can’t imagine how difficult it was to
corral that many people for forty years through the wilderness and obedience
had to be an important factor in keeping them moving in the direction You had
for them. We see soon how easy they
forgot Your instructions. I too, forget
You way too often. I forget Your
instructions, I forget to thank You, I forget to praise You. Help me be better at loving You and showing
my love for You to You, but also to those around so they can begin to see what
a loving and gracious God You are. You
are gracious because You knew how difficult we would be and still chose to
create us. Thank You for loving us so
deeply. Thank You for putting up with me,
Father, because daily I am unlovable.
Help me reflect You better. On my
good days and especially my bad days, I should be a reflection of You. Forgive me the many times I fail You. Help me to love those who are hurting around
me and not just see their sin as sin.
Help me see their sin and actions as a cry for help, prayer and love,
rather than criticism, judgment, and correction. Help me be You to those around me.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
