February 25- Don't Means Don't!

Leviticus 16:29-18:30
Mark 7:24-8:10
Psalm 41:1-13
Proverbs 10:15-16

Leviticus 18 has a list of 1001 forms of sexual immorality. Going down the list, one could say, "Boy. Talk about overkill. Do you really have to give that many details?" Fact is, Leviticus 18 reminds me that PEOPLE ARE DENSE. No, I'm not saying that as a way to slam you (the reader) or those like you. Remember, I'm a people too! My point is simply that if God doesn't spell some of this stuff out, it's liable to end up being tried. How many times have you told your kids not to do something, just to have them try something else very similar? Daddy didn't say I couldn't eat the cookie, just that I couldn’t touch it! Such is the problem with life. People always want to see what they can get away with.

I don’t wanna be one of those people. I know I have been… and I know I can be like this. But God calls us to a deeper standard. Hey, just don’t do it! When God says “Don’t!” he means “Don’t!”