What we are is who we are.
That seems obvious on the surface. After all, we’ve heard the one-liners.
We are what we eat.
Life is what we make it.
The early bird gets the worm.
All these refer to our success being dependent on something we do.
If our success is dependent on something we do, is our failure also the same? When life dumps us into the ditch, and nothing good seems to come our way, is it our fault, or can we blame fate for doing us dirt?
Exodus 22 is about paying the price for our poor choices. Most wrongdoing is within the realm of God's restitution. Theft. Carelessness. Even seducing a virgin. We pay a price, and we move on. Howerver, there are actions that can break us off God’s family tree, forcing us into depravations that make us little more than animals. There are actions so heinous in God’s eyes that even he wishes to turn his face aside.
Look at Exodus 22:19. This verse is very clear. For some actions, there is no recourse except death.
To think of it another way, we are what we make of ourselves. Indeed, that old saying is true: We are what we eat. Certainly, our life is what we make it. No one doubts that the go-getter is the one who becomes a success.
However, we have a spiritual decision to make. Do we want to be a success for God, or a success for the devil? If we hobnob with the Jesus crowd, we become like the Jesus crowd. If we sleep with the animals, we become no more than animals.
The next time someone buys another round, we should ask ourselves, do we want to be known as drunkards? The next time we are drawn to an illicit act, we must question if that’s how we want to labeled. When we go for the brass ring, let’s make sure we grab hold of Jesus, for only in his arms can we be sure to become the best we can possibly be.
Jesus came to make us more than human. Any other life is no more than sleeping with the animals.
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