Thief

Thief

Exodus 20:15 “You shall not steal.

I brought my car into the dealership for some maintenance today, and when I got here there were several policemen combing the lot. It seems that sometime in the night someone broke into the building and stole a new car valued at $140,000. Thieves get more and more brazen every day. The same people that take things off front porches are now stealing high-end cars. But God’s word is clear. You shall not steal. It’s a sin to take things that do not belong to you. That’s one of the few places when the law of God and the law of man agree in our culture today. Do not steal.

But that leads to a question. Have you ever stolen anything? I remember a time when I was in high school, and I volunteered to help a couple of other boys clean the school’s concession stand. Somewhere in the process we got the bright idea that we should take a candy bar each as our deserved “payment.” We each stuck a candy bar into our sock and slipped out. I can remember how later that candy bar felt like a concrete block hanging in my sock. The guilt became so overwhelming I couldn’t take it anymore. I went to my teacher, gave it back, and apologized. The relief I felt was amazing. There’s always a blessing in repentance.

I encourage you, if you’ve ever taken anything that doesn’t belong to you, make it right if you can. It doesn’t matter if it was a car or a paperclip from a co-worker’s desk. In God’s eyes stealing is stealing. Ask forgiveness and repent. “Let him who stole steal no longer.” (Ephesians 4:28)

Have a God Filled Week,
Brother Donnie