Living a Lifestyle of Holiness & Punishment for not living a lifestyle of holiness are today’s big take-aways.
Leviticus 19
- Write out Verse 1-2
- In verses 3-4 why must you do these things?
- In verses 5-8 what are they talking about?
- In verses 9-10 what are you told to do?
- Verses 11-18 are a list of things not to do. Do any of these stand out to you, or are they things you see yourself struggling with? Why are you not to do them?
- What is happening in verses 19-22?
- Verses 23-25 give rules on planting fruit. What do you notice here?
- Verses 26-32 give another list of things to not do (and a few to do). What stood out here.
- write out verse 32
- According to verses 33-37 how are you to treat those you don’t know, who live by you or you connect with in the marketplace?
Leviticus 20
- What is God telling the people in verses 1-5?
- What type of people is God warning against in verses 6-8?
- How are you to treat your parents according to verse 9?
- Verses 10-21 talk about varies immoral sexual acts. What words are used to describe these different acts? What are the punishments God speaks of for committing such acts?
- Write out verse 23
Do you struggle with any of these things God calls unholy? You do not need to post that here – this is for you and the Lord to work through. What is He calling you away from? What are you doing that is dishonoring to Him (especially if you didn’t realize it was dishonoring to Him)? How can we live a holy life in this broken world, is the big question we can ask now. It isn’t easy, but knowing what breaks the Lords heart and what we need to let go of so we can be more like Him is a start.
Today’s reflective question: “Am I willing to experience Godly sorrow for my sin?”
Connect With the Word 
What I find so sweet in this text, that though some of the laws seem harsh or even peculiar, we can know that they are created to first teach us how much God loves us, but also to show us how we can love others even better. We are never left without guidance and examples of what it means to be more Christ like.
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Yes! I am now. I needed to trust God more before I humbled myself enough to name the sin and ask forgiveness. And God is always faithful:
John 1: 8-10 8 “If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.”
Last week I confessed an inner sin that no one could have known but God. It was a sweet time of fellowship. Thank you, Lord!
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