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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Leviticus 11:29-47
Observing reptiles and animals which "creep" on the earth, we recognize certain aspects and moral dangers of which we have to beware. The mole and the mouse injure young plants, destroying the roots; the different species of lizards perhaps suggest the numerous ways in which people parade themselves to attract attention; the chameleon suggests those who always assume the style of their environment: Christians among Christians, worldly men in the company of the world’s society.
Vv. 32-40 show how the best and most useful things can be spoilt by that which comes from the "serpent". May the Lord teach us to watch over our souls and make use of the never failing provision which He has made available to us: a fountain, a well, a supply of water, pictures of the divine Word, always remaining clean. A godly Israelite always took care to preserve himself from all common or unclean food (Acts 10:14). Let us have a conscience no less tender to distinguish what is spiritually clean from that which is unclean, between that which is able to nourish our soul and that which can poison it. And may the Lord give us a single eye, and a heart completely overwhelmed by His love!
