February 21, 2013 Lev 19–20, Mark 2:1–17, Ps 26:1–4,
Prov 5:10–12
Leviticus 19-20
God
says, “Be holy, for I am holy.” Do you take this seriously?
The
first 7 verses deal with honoring God (by honoring your parents you honor the
authority of God). The next section deals with loving your neighbor. Verse 18
says we are to, “love your neighbor as yourself.”
Verses
25-31 deal with the customs of pagan worship, we must be cautious applying all
of these regulations to today (clipping the sides of the head or beard for
instance).
Chapter
20 deals with the penalties for the sins described in the previous chapter.
Mark 2:1-17
The
man’s friends brought him to Jesus for healing. How do you help your friends in
need? What friends do you need to bring to Jesus?
Jesus
referred to Himself as the Son of man, read Daniel 7 to see the full meaning of
this title.
Why
were the religious leaders so upset?
Why
was the calling of Matthew such a big deal? Why were tax collectors so looked
down upon? What would be a modern equivalent?
For
whom did Jesus come to earth?
Psalm 26:1-4
David
asks for God to vindicate him. I think we all know what feels like. Part of
life, and especially leadership, is people will be upset with us, slander us,
and even lie about us. So often there is nothing we can do about it, but we can
pray.
David
asks God to examine him, prove him, and try him. Would you have the confidence
to ask God to do the same to you?
Proverbs 5:10-12
When
we enter into sexual sin often we will lose wealth and health.
End
the end we will regret our choices.
Pray
about how you can help your friends to come to Jesus.
We
are called to be holy for God is holy. Pray about where you lacking in
holiness.
Jesus
was a friend to sinners, are you? Pray about what it means to remain holy and
yet bring people to Jesus.
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