Giving Others Their Due – The Law of God for Daily Meditation

Giving Others Their Due
The Law of God for Daily Meditation

Morning Meditation
Leviticus 19:13

“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.”

Deuteronomy 24:14, 15

“‘You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns. You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the LORD, and you be guilty of sin.’”

Lord, do not let me take advantage of others today, merely to increase my wealth or possessions at their expense. What should I be on guard against as I go through this day?

Evening Meditation
Deuteronomy 12:19

“‘Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.’”

Deuteronomy 14:27

“‘And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.’”

One way we can fail to support our pastors and church leaders is by not praying for them. What do they need from me in the way of prayer this evening?

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In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T. M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).