Human Response 180: Do not Do the Doings of the World

Leviticus 18:3-4 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do; neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.

Yahweh is the Lord your God. Jesus is Yahweh. Jesus is our Lord. He it is who has saved us out the world (Egypt) and from the deadly practices of the world (Canaan). The world in us is in slavery to Sin and Death and under the control of the Evil One. We have been delivered from the world, its sentence of death, its destructive ways, its opposition to God, and its false gods.

Therefore, we respond in faith and thanks by not doing the doings of the world. We won’t go back under that yoke; instead, we live a new life in the freedom of the kingdom of God. We respond to such great salvation by doing the judgments and ordinances of God. We recognize that the old way of living brings misery and death; God’s way brings joy and life.

Even though we are tempted to give in to the world’s temptations every day, we repent and believe daily. We fail and fall, but forgiveness lifts us up again, and with a renewed faith and a new life we are motivated to do God’s will and walk His ways. A Spirit-directed life is our daily response to God’s love and grace and salvation.