Monday, December 31, 2012

Dec 31 - Leviticus 19:31

Do not turn
to mediums or wizards;
do not seek them out,
to be defiled by them:
I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:31

Wow! That’s a good New Year’s resolution, isn’t it! (It’s actually one that I think I can keep. “No wizards this year!”)

I’m frequently surprised by the lectionary. That’s a strange holiday passage, isn’t it? And yet … it’s not really all that strange, after all.

Today we’re at the crossing between two years, the intersection of past and the future. What will the New Year hold for you?

And more important: How do you determine what it might hold? Do you read tea leaves or horoscopes? Do you consult mediums and wizards? Do you trust in governments? Or are you worried about the economy? Are you expecting a child? Or will your kids go off to college this fall? Are you excited or worried about 2013? How do you determine what the future will hold?

This verse gives us one final clue. It says essentially, “Do not put your trusts in mediums or wizards or governments or men … for I am the Lord, your rock and your refuge.” That’s where our trust belongs!

No matter the ups or downs that the coming years may bring, if our trust is in the Lord, we know that all things will eventually work together for good!

In Christ’s Love,
a guy with a “no wizard” and
“no worry” goal for 2013!

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