{"id":22506,"date":"2022-07-20T22:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/deuteronomy_23_1-14-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T16:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T23:39:22","slug":"deuteronomy_23_15-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/deuteronomy_23_15-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know God\u2019s Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deuteronomy23:15-25\u00a0 \u00a0 Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Deuteronomy 23:15-25.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a023<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em><\/strong>15<\/em><\/strong>-16 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n15<\/sup>\u00a0<\/em>If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand him over to his master.\u00a0<\/em>
\n16\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>Let him live among you wherever he likes and in whatever town he chooses. Do not oppress him.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses\u00a015-16: \u00a0These verses show God’s heart of compassion toward slaves who have run away from an oppressive master.\u00a0 Similarly, we were all slaves to sin. but God rescued us and became our refuge, not wanting us to return to our previous master who oppressed us.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a023<\/em><\/strong>:17-18 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n17\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>No Israelite man or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.\u00a0<\/em>
\n18\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the LORD your God to pay any vow, because the LORD your God detests them both.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 17-18: \u00a0What can we learn from these verses?\u00a0 God\u2019s heart is full of integrity and so He cares\u00a0how<\/em>\u00a0you earn the money you offer to Him.\u00a0 Since our work is meant to be a form of worship to God, we need to ask ourselves: is the work I am doing and the way I am doing it pleasing to God?\u00a0 Am I conducting business and earning money in shady, illegal ways, or in ways that serve God\u2019s purposes on earth and reflect God\u2019s integrity?\u00a0 We need to see our work and the money we earn from it as an important way that we give God worship.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a023<\/em><\/strong>:19-20 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n19\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>Do not charge your brother interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.\u00a0<\/em>
\n20\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a brother Israelite, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything you put your hand to in the land you are entering to possess.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 19-20: \u00a0 Just as Moses told the Israelites not to charge their own people interest, similarly be gracious toward your spiritual family, your brothers and sisters in Christ.\u00a0 As Galatians 6:10 says, \u201cTherefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.\u201d\u00a0 The concept of family runs deep in God\u2019s heart.\u00a0\u00a0When you love the people in your church family well, you give God room to bless you more.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a023<\/em><\/strong>:21-<\/em><\/strong>23<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n21\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the LORD your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.\u00a0<\/em>
\n22\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty.\u00a0<\/em>
\n23<\/sup>\u00a0Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the LORD your God with your own mouth.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 21-23: \u00a0Since God Himself is faithful, loves integrity and always keeps His promises, God holds us accountable to the vows we utter and the promises we make.\u00a0 Always aim to keep your word and don\u2019t make promises you can’t keep.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a023<\/em><\/strong>:24-25 (NIV)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n24\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>If you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat all the grapes you want, but do not put any in your basket.\u00a0<\/em>
\n25\u00a0<\/sup><\/em>If you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to his standing grain.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 24-25: \u00a0These verses are based on the expectation that the Israelites were to be gracious hosts toward those who visit them.\u00a0 Where does that expectation come from?\u00a0 Ultimately it comes from the belief that God Himself is full of grace.\u00a0 Still we are not to abuse the grace God gives us.\u00a0 Similarly, here Moses tells the Israelites that when they visit other people\u2019s homes they should feel free to receive but not abuse the grace their hosts show to them.\u00a0 In other words, don’t be greedy or abuse the grace that people extend to you.\u00a0 Be courteous and thoughtful when you’re with others, especially when you are someone\u2019s guest.<\/p>\n

Father, thank You for showing us through these verses that Your heart is family-oriented, full of compassion and integrity.\u00a0 I pray that my heart would be the same.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Deuteronomy 23:15-25.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy\u00a023:15-16 (NIV)\u00a0
\n15\u00a0If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand him over to his master.\u00a0
\n16\u00a0Let him live among you wherever he likes and in whatever town he chooses. Do not oppress him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On verses\u00a015-16: \u00a0These verses show God’s heart of compassion toward slaves who have run away from an oppressive master.\u00a0 Similarly, we were all slaves to sin. but God rescued us and became our refuge, not wanting us to return to our previous master who oppressed us. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy\u00a023:17-18 (NIV)\u00a0
\n17\u00a0No Israelite man or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.\u00a0
\n18\u00a0You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the LORD your God to pay any vow, because the LORD your God detests them both.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22506"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22509,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22506\/revisions\/22509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}