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Acts 4.34, 35
It’s not hard to see how this statute would give greed a rest. People would be reluctant to grant large loans to others, knowing that every seven years the debts would all be cancelled. And folks would be reluctant to borrow more than they could pay off in seven years. This “release” would remind the people that God is Lord of all possessions and that we must not hold so tightly to things that we allow them to become the most important thing in our lives.
The believers in Acts 4 demonstrated the kind of heart attitude God was seeking among His people in Israel. They regarded their possessions as a trust from the Lord, for the needs of their family and of the Body of Christ. Not having such a heart – or Spirit – in the Old Testament, formal external constraints would have to do. We’re not surprised to know that Israel never kept them.
T. M. Moore
The Law of God is the soil which, fertilized by the rest of God’s Word and watered by His Spirit, brings forth the fruit of Christian life. If you’d like to understand this process better, and how to make best use of the Law in your walk with and work for the Lord, order the book, The Ground for Christian Ethics, from our online store.
Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.