And if you say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we may not sow or gather in our crop?” I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years. Leviticus 25:20-21 In the disaster of my addiction, when I lost…
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If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. Leviticus 24:19-20 In my addiction, I made impulsive, reckless choices, not considering the cost to me and my loved…
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Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. Leviticus 24:16 When I was quite young, I heard a neighbor kid say the word fanny. I thought that was the f-word and was astonished that he said it. I learned many more colorful words from the neighbors though, and eventually, the…
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The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourselves, and present a food offering to the Lord. Leviticus 23:27 When I was a kid, I loved food and so, I ate until I was stuffed. Predictably, I put on fat, becoming overweight. As an adult, I’ve had to learn that…
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations.” Leviticus 23:1-2 Over the years, I’ve heard some disillusioned Christians say things like this, I don’t need church. I can worship God just as…
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I am the LORD who sanctifies you, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD. Leviticus 22:32-33 If you’ve ever tried and failed repeatedly to change your eating habits, you know something about the hopelessness of drug addiction. In my own addiction, I vowed a thousand…
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You shall be holy to me, for I the LORD am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine. Leviticus 20:26 I’ve been to recovery meetings where an attendee has shown up intoxicated or high, claiming to be sober. It’s a painful experience as everyone can see what’s happening, but…
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Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. Leviticus 20:2 Apparently, when my kids were quite young, my wife and I wouldn’t let them watch a certain cartoon on TV. We don’t really remember…
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You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Leviticus 19:35-36 I don’t generally think of greed as one of…
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You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 19:34 When I first went to an inner-city inpatient treatment center, it was quite a jarring experience. I…
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