Category T.M. Moore – Daily Devotionals

Slander Slander is a form of lying. Deuteronomy 22:13-21 “‘If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, “I took this…

Double Standards The Law forbids double standards as a form of lying. Deuteronomy 25:13-16 “‘You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house two kinds of…

Sin-Blind We’re so sinful that we can even fail to notice when we sin. Leviticus 6:1-5 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in a…

Be Truthful Our neighbors deserve truth from us, just as God does. Leviticus 19:11 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.” Colossians 3:9 In this statute we can see the interconnectedness…

Keep Your Vows God takes our vows seriously; so should we. Deuteronomy 23:21-23 “‘If you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you,…

Turning to the Lie It’s God’s truth or the Lie. Period. Leviticus 18:24-30 “Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean, and the…

Questioning God? Do we question God, rather than obey Him? Deuteronomy 6:16-19 “‘You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God,…

False Witness God’s Law promoted truthfulness. Exodus 20:16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Deuteronomy 5:20 “‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.’” God is a God of truth. Anything less than or opposed…

Diplomacy and War War was a last, but sometimes necessary, resort under God’s Law. Deuteronomy 20:10-18 “‘When you draw near to a city to fight against it, offer terms of peace to it. And if it responds to you peaceably…

War and Exemption God’s Law provided exemptions from going to war. Deuteronomy 20:1-9 “‘When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of…