Different

 Scripture:

“You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.” ‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭18‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Observation:

God’s people were meant to be different than the rest of the world. God spoke clearly here to His people and told them not to do what the Egyptians did, nor what the Canaanites do. He told His people that they were not to live like the people around them. They were to be different. 

Application:

Something in our human makeup always wants to be like the people around us. We don’t like to stand out in a crowd. We tend to like people to like us and so we try to be like the people around us. God’s people were not meant to be like everyone else. We were made to be different. We should not copy the patterns and behaviors of the world. We are to be set apart and different in every way. We must learn what it means to come out from among the and be separate. I believe much of why we don’t see God working stronger in our lives is because we don’t do things God’s way.

Prayer:

Father, help me to live a life that pleases You. Help. Me not to be concerned with what people think about me, but with what You think about me. Teach me Your ways and let my life reflect them accurately. I don’t want to serve the gods of this world in any way. I want to be completely Yours. sanctify my life as I pursue You each day. Give me strength to stand out from the crows and live differently than those around me.

Your Son,

Jeff