Inheriting a Difference ​

Leviticus 20:24
“But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.”

When God gave the children of Israel the land of Canaan, He never intended for them to take the land to live like the people from whom they inherited the land. God intended for His people to be different. He says in the verse above, “…I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.” The children of Israel certainly inherited a land, but they also inherited a difference when God wanted them to be separated “from other people.”

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Keeping a Calm Soul

Psalm 131:1
“LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.”

It is disturbing to see people live with a troubled spirit. Many with a troubled spirit run to doctors who prescribe drugs to help calm their soul. 

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The Level is No Excuse

Leviticus 4:13
“And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;”

In the Book of Leviticus, you will find that there are three levels as to why people sin. The first level as to why people commit sin is because of ignorance. 

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Line Christianity

Exodus 32:32
“Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin––; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.”

Israel had committed the unpardonable sin against God by setting up the golden calf in the wilderness. Aaron took their golden earrings and necklaces and made the calf, and the people took their clothes off and danced around the golden calf to their shame. One would wonder what would lead this people to do this after God had so wondrously delivered them from Egypt and through the Red Sea.

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A Leader in the Making

Exodus 2:17
“And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.”

Two incidents in Moses’ life showed signs of a leader in the making. The first incident was when he saw his brethren being beaten by an Egyptian; he saw their helplessness and he slew the Egyptian. The second incident is seen when Moses fled to the wilderness after it was discovered that he slew the Egyptian. He came to a well and saw seven ladies trying to draw water from the well, but they were driven away when the other shepherds arrived. It says in the verse above when Moses saw what was done, “…but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.”

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The Struggle Within ​

Genesis 45:28
“And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.”

When a person gets saved, there is a struggle that goes on within them between the old and new man. Ephesians 4:22-24 describes this struggle when it says, “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” The only way to win this struggle is by putting on the new man and refusing to let the old man continue to corrupt your life.

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Don't Forget Me

Genesis 40:14
“But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:”

The request that Joseph made in the verse above seems to be a reasonable request. He was in prison for something he had never done and helped people he didn't have to help. When the time came that one of those he helped could have returned the favor, we find that this man forgot the goodness that Joseph had given.

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