Under Grace?

Usually this is where I add something that the Lord taught me while reading through the Bible, but today, my time in Leviticus 26 left me with more questions than anything else. Read Leviticus 26 for yourself, and answer these question, if you would. . .

Is it different for us because we live "under grace" and they didn't?

(That is of course outside of the obvious that these statements are for Israel and not for us today.)

How is it different?

I know, in my head, the difference between being under the law and under grace, but what does it look like when it comes to our actions?

Right of Ownership

It's interesting in Leviticus 25 when the Lord is talking about how He defines ownership.  Today, we have a pretty different view!  Today, if I own something, it's mine.  It's mine from the minute I purchase it until I decide that I no longer want it, and if I give it up and later decide I still want it, I can again claim it as mine.  Mine!  Mine!  Mine!

By the Lord's standards, He's the only one with the right to claim, "Mine."  He maintains that right over both property and people.  It's His.  If it get's sold, it's still His.  If it gets purchased back, it's still His. If it get's tired and worn out, it's still His; and He will see that it is maintained and cared for.  In the Old Testament times, it truly wasn't Mine! Mine! Mine! - but rather, His! His! His!

How would our lives be different if we viewed all we had as belonging to Him?
All we had - including ourselves?