Today's passage from the Bible In a Year Reading Plan is Deuteronomy 26:1-27:26, Luke 10:38-11:13, Psalm 76:1-12, Proverbs 12:15-17
Deuteronomy 26: 9-11
[9]He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey!
[10]And now, O lord, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the lord your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.
[11]Afterward you may go and celebrate because of all the good things the lord your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration.
[9]He brought us to this place and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey!
[10]And now, O lord, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the lord your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.
[11]Afterward you may go and celebrate because of all the good things the lord your God has given to you and your household. Remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration.
The last part of this passage stood out for me, "remember to include the Levites and the foreigners living among you in the celebration".
The Levites didn't get any land to own, they relied on God to provide for them.
Is this a position we would look down upon nowadays? Or is this a special calling, and people to be looked up to and respected? Can we help people in our churches or elsewhere that have chosen to follow God - in leadership?
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The Luke passage reminds us that, though we as sinful parents want what's best for our children, how much more does God want (and know!) what's truly best for them, and to trust them to Him.
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