For your eyes have seen all the great work of the LORD that he did. "You shall therefore keep the whole commandment that I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and take possession of the land that you are going over to possess, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give to them and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.
"Keep the whole commandment" Lord, don't You think that's a bit over the top, excessively strict? Now, look, I keep most of the commandments, well, sometimes I might shade one or two a tad but that's little stuff. Right? OK, so that clerk gave me the wrong change, but come on, less that a cup of coffee at MacDonalds. What do You mean, restitution? Apologize to that clerk and return four times the amount? I'm not Zacchaeus! You told him that salvation came to his house that day? You must mean that obedience vs. disobedience is an all or nothing proposition. Forgive me, Lord, for my greed and willfulness.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 86
Mid-day: 119:145-152
Evening: Psalm 12
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