Leviticus 2:11 11‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire.
Imagine yourself walking past the prodigal son sitting in the
pigpen. (Luke 15:11–24) You look at him and see him salivating
for the pigs’ food. Believing that it is good to show
kindness, you give him money to buy food for himself.
That is human kindness which says, “I am a Christian. I
should be kind, good and forgiving.” Such human sweetness or
kindness may be likened to honey. Interestingly, while we
elevate it, God tells His people not to bring Him a grain
offering with honey in it.
The grain offering speaks of Jesus’ life on earth. Not mixing
honey in the grain offering speaks of how the compassion and
goodness we see in Jesus during His earthly ministry were all
divine. There was no “honey” of human goodness that is tainted
with human weakness.
In retrospect, the worst thing one could do for the prodigal
son was to give him money when he was in the pigpen. Not only
would he not have gone home, but what the Lord was doing in
his heart would also have been spoiled. This is what happens
when we go by the goodness of our human hearts instead of the
goodness of God in our hearts, which is directed by His love,
wisdom and perfect timing.
My friend, God does not want you to be moved by what you see
but by His Spirit. There were many needy folks surrounding
Jesus during His time on earth. But He did not heal every sick
person around Him, feed every hungry stomach he passed or
raise all who were dead. Isaiah 11:2–3 tells us that the Lord
was not moved by what He saw or heard. He was moved only by
the Spirit.
You too have the Spirit in you. (1 Corinthians 3:16) Be moved
by Him. Follow the peace that He puts within your spirit to do
or refrain from doing something. That peace is the peace of
God. Acting on that peace will cause God to be exalted, and
His divine goodness and kindness to really be a blessing to
you and others!
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