REMIND ME, REMIND ME, OH LORD

In these chapters God is reminding the Israelites of the laws they are to keep.  He tells them if they go and serve others gods and it is proven to be true then they shall be put to death.  They must have two or three witnesses in order for them to be put to death.  If there is only one, than they shall not put them to death.  The rules and laws of our courts today follow this same law that God gave to Israel.  They have to have witnesses or prove that a person is guilty in order for them to receive punishment.

God tells them they are not to have people that uses divination, observers of time, enchanters, witches, charmers, consulters with familiar spirits, wizards or necromancers for they are an abomination to the Lord.  He would send a prophet from the midst of them.  They could distinguish him from a false prophet because what the real prophet said would happen.  Today we have many false prophets and fortune tellers that people follow.  We must warn our children and others that they are an abomination unto the Lord and they need to stay away from them.

He tells them once again of the cities of refuge and how they are to be used.  He also tells them the laws of going into battle.  (Incidentally, Obviously, God condones war when it is proper.)  Who may and may not go and why.

In today's world we have laws and regulations that we must follow.  We can look at our laws and trace them back to God's laws.  As the Israelites had to teach their children what the laws were and to obey them, we too must teach our children.  I am reminded of when my children were younger and we were going someplace.  Before we left home, I would tell them what I expected them to do when we got there.  I would remind them once again when we got there of what I expected.

As God's children we need to be reminded of what God expects us to do and what not to do.  We get our reminders when we read God's word, by going to church and hearing God's word, by being around other Christians and by praying.  Remind me, Remind me oh Lord to do thy will in all that I do.