March 12, 2012 (Deuteronomy 19-21; Galatians 3)
From the Life Journal of Adam Proux:
Scripture: “you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you.” Deuteronomy 19:19 NLT
Observation: Moses is giving instructions to the Children of Israel concerning justice. He said if a person brings false charges against a fellow Israelite, the priest and judges must impose on the accuser the sentence intended for the innocent person. In doing this, such evil will be purged from among you because people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing. There is only one way to deal with people who lie and bring up false allegations against another, see to it that they pay the price they intended for the one falsely accused to pay.
Application: I wish we had these type laws today. In fact, if we did, it would free up many hours of time wasted investigating false claims. If a person knew they would pay the penalty when a claim was proven to be false, I bet we would see a drastic decrease in claims being filed within our courts. Yet because there is no consequence for filing false claims, or telling all out lies, the courts are over run with ridiculous false claims. In an effort to gain financially many have filed false claims just hoping the accused party cannot prove the claim otherwise. This would stop if the penalty was imposed on the liar!
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank You for this day You’ve made. Thank You for Your mercy and grace that provide and protect me daily. Thank You for Your strong right arm that protects me and fights on my behalf. You have protected me from liars that file false claims and for that I am thankful. Father, forgive them for what they do, they are ignorant of Your truth and they are hopeless without Your Son. Save them and turn their heart toward You, in Jesus name, Amen!