Leviticus 23:9–14
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Modern man, particularly in the West, believes himself to be autonomous, a sovereign self with rights that bubble up from the depths of his own being. He believes he is the center of his own story, and consequently, that he is owed a great deal. He is owed a comfortable life, he is owed affirmation, and he is certainly owed the fruits of his own labor. The idea that the first and best of anything he produces belongs to someone else is not just foreign; it is offensive. But the Christian worldview begins with a radically different premise. It begins not with man's rights, but with God's. He holds the title deed to every atom in the universe, including the ones that make up our bodies, our fields, and our paychecks. Therefore, God is not an optional add-on to our lives, a cosmic charity to whom we might deign to give a few leftovers.