Today’s readings: Ex 21:22‐23:13, Matt 24:1‐28, Ps 29:1‐11, Prov 7:6‐23

S – Exodus 21:29 But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death.

O – This is a heavy penalty for someone with a violent animal. God says if you ignore the warning signs of something destructive in your life, you are fully responsible to the pay the consequence for what it destroys.

A – What things in my life are hurting other people currently? Habits, words, possessions, actions, etc… I need to clean that stuff out now. God holds me responsible.

P – Lord, show me things today that I need to remove from my life to protect those around me.