Leviticus 23:23-44 - You shall not have any other gods. You shall not kill. You shall have a huge party for seven days every year. I was laughing to myself thinking about the commands in this section of Leviticus, because we tend to think of God's Law only as restrictive or negative. Psalm 16:6, "The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places." It is so easy for us, because of sin, to see God's Law as something to avoid rather than as the good thing it is. Certainly because of sin it is bad for us in many ways, because it reveals our failure. But as the redeemed in Jesus Christ we can also look on it as a positive. God tells us to avoid behaviors that will cause us harm, and he commands us to rest, and to celebrate. These latter things seem like no-brainers, but how often do we refuse to take God up on this offer. "Yeah, yeah rest. Not a bad concept but this needs to get done now." God in His mercy established rest and celebration for our good. Let's make use of it.
Luke 12:35-53 - This is a difficult section if we have a one-dimensional view of Jesus. What does it look like to be ready, and why is readiness important? How can Jesus say that he did not come to bring peace, but rather division?
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