June 12th

Deuteronomy 17     Isaiah 44     Psalms 104     (Click on the Reference to go to the passage)

In Deuteronomy 17, God outlines His law regarding judgements amongst His people. The people wanted kings to rule over them and God allows this but there are very strict rules that any king must follow if he is to “rule a long time over his kingdom in Israel” (verse 20). We sometimes complain about the laws of our country but we need to remember that most of them are based on God’s laws. In many countries of the world, corruption is rife and ordinary citizens have to pay bribes to people in authority in order to escape fines or imprisonment. We can be thankful that this is not the case in our country and should pray regularly for judges, police and people in authority such as the men and women in Government.  In verses 16 and 17, God warns any king against accumulating great wealth and possessions or he will lose sight of God and, as it says in verse 17 “....his heart will be led astray”. In our current materialistic society, there is a lesson for us here as well.

(written by member of a homegroup)