Join me in squirming as we hear of a couple of cultures who "put out" their own children. That is, those in charge of certain infants, put them out into the elements to deliberately kill their own children.

The Israelites encountered it when they arrived at the promised land.

I encountered it on a recent tour of Iceland.

And what shall we say of our current culture? Would we stand blameless before God as to how we treat the helpless children amongst us? Listen and find out. Fortunately, Innocent Jesus is available to all who have hurt the innocent.

There are pitfalls in the concept of leadership. First, the leaders can be wrong. They can steer off course because of pride, power and pleasure. It does not stop there, because the followers can also do this wrong. They can be looking for the wrong type of king.

Our real King should be in heaven. Our allegiance is truly there. Let's not get this wrong, whether you are a king or a follower. Subscribe to help not get this wrong tomorrow too:

Justice, and the justice system derives from the very character of God. As much as possible, the practical exercise of justice here on earth should reflect the Just character of God in heaven.

We stand before God in what we say and do and how we judge.

If we are involved in any part of a justice system at home, in relationships, at work or in the public sector we are to represent God faithfully. Then, when this world is over, we will call out for His mercy, not His justice. Comment and subscribe. 7 minute listen. You have 7 minutes.

When a "bondservant" is referred to in the Bible, it means a voluntary, ongoing, permanent, mutually agreed upon, mutually beneficial, employer/employee relationship. It is an important concept to get right, because Jesus asks every one of His followers to become a bondservant to Himself.

Us bondservants are to voluntarily enter into an ongoing, permanent, mutually agreed upon, mutually beneficial Master (Jesus)/servant (us) relationship with the Lord Jesus. It involves, at least in the Old Testament picture, an awl, a door, and a willing ear. Listen today with your ear. Then get out your spiritual awl.

If God was only just, you, me, and the people of God would only be in big trouble. The Israelites are just past a little event known as the golden calf, where most of the golden rules were trampled on. Yet, because "the Lord's release has been proclaimed", it means that you're not getting what you deserve.

Then practically He asks for a heart toward the poor that is similar to the Lord’s heart toward them. He asks for a HAND toward the poor brother among you that is similar to the Lords HAND toward them. He wants to see amongst the people of God the very character of God: in this case financial mercy. Listen. Subscribe. Come back tomorrow unless you've something better to do when you drink your coffee.

First let's ask selfishly: If you knew that YOU were benefitting from YOUR giving, would you give more?

Here's the Crazy thing that makes this worth 7 minutes of your time: the generous GIVER is also the generous RECEIVER.

You give it to the Lord who gives it back to you.

Hmmmm. If the main profit is accrued to ME... Maybe I should give more.

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