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?
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