PrayerBits for Tuesday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Tuesday

Scripture lesson: Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 Justice to all

Time to reflect: Justice to all regardless of status or money was quite an innovation, and is still hard to achieve because of human nature. But from the earliest parts of Scripture to the latest this keeps coming up. It is a basic expectation of God's.

Moving through the day: In what ways, in your daily life, can you avoid favoritism and actively promote the fair treatment of all?

  The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: 'Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

  " 'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  " 'Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
      " 'Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the LORD.

  " 'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt.

  " 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.