What an awesome Sunday! I love it when Sunday School and the sermon go together!!

I can't say I was as excited about my lesson this week. We went over Israel's civil laws known as the Book of the Covenant. For example . . ."If a man uncovers a pit or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, the owner of the pit must pay for the loss; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his." Exodus 21:33-34 . . . . . . and . . . ."If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; but if it happens after sunrise, he is guilty of bloodshed." Exodus 22:2-3

Maybe this interests you but I struggled!! BUT God's word is living an relevant for today. We were able to pull out contemporary examples. And one question was "Why did God give so many specific laws to the Israelites and not to the nations around them?" I thought because Israel was His chosen people. And it would be impossible for them to keep these laws which leads to Christ, His death and freedom from the sins committed under the 1st Covenant.

One good point made about God's character through all this was that He knew the Israelites and the issues that would come up amongst them. He knew someone would fall into a pit or steal. I can't wait to read the notes on this lesson!

Even though my eyes didn't see the lesson fitting with my Sunday, the song we sang this morning definitely does:

May the Mind of Christ, My Savior

May the mind of Christ my Savior live in me from day to day,
By His love and pow'r controlling all I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly in my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph only thru His pow'r.

May the peace of God my Father Rule my life in ev'rything,
that I may be calm to comfort sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me as the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing - this is victory.

May I run the race before me, strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus as I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me as I seek the lost to win,
And may they forget the channel, seeing only Him.

Thank you God for giving us just the right words we need to hear. Your timing is perfect!

For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance - now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. Hebrews 9:15