Don’t Take It! Part 2

Quote of the day

"The days of our spending like drunken sailors will come to an end, and in American households, already have. We are moving to smaller, more thoughtful consumption -- sustainable consumption."

By Bruce Tomaso

This is the 284^th letter:

Text for the day: Exodus 20:15

“Thou shalt not steal.”

Our Theme for the day: “THE BLUEPRINT” Part 16 (Don’t Take It! Part 2)

Our Devotional

Our text for the morning is the same as yesterday, “Thou shalt not steal.” Today let us look at different forms of violations under the eighth commandment in a more practical way. With the latest crime statistics around the world being updated, theft remains one of the main reasons people stand before a court.

The increase in theft has caused some countries to take a whole new look at the punishment for those who commit such an offense. In America alone, according to the NASP “THE NATIONAL LEARNING & RESOURCE CENTER”, say that, “More than $13 billion worth of goods are stolen from retailers each year. That's more than $35 million per day. There are approximately 27 million shoplifters (or 1 in 11 people) in our nation today.

More than 10 million people have been caught shoplifting in the last five years. Shoplifting affects more than the offender. It overburdens the police and the courts, adds to a store's security expenses, costs consumers more for goods, costs communities lost dollars in sales taxes and hurts children and families. Then we have embezzlement, which is a breach of trust, these people are like bankers, treasurers, and even church members who have been made stewards over God’s tithes and offerings.

What about gambling, is this a form of stealing? Yes! Through games of chance such as betting, lotteries, pools, and bingo, those who play them are trying to get something for nothing, and this is stealing. Then we have extortion. Did you know the Bible forbids this sin, Leviticus 25:14 / Jeremiah 17:11 / Ezekiel 22:12 / Matthew 23:25 / 1 Corinthians 6:10? Sad to say in these economic hard times stores, insurances, hospitals, and companies, are driving there price up in order to get a sharp bargain for their product, because circumstances place the buyer at the mercy of the seller. This is the greatest sin by extortion, obtaining money under false pretenses.

Lastly, God is not pleased when we hold the payment of the laborer if he has finished the work, Leviticus 19:13 / Deuteronomy 24:14-15 / Jeremiah 22:13 / James 5:4. The eighth commandment demands economic diligence, carefulness in your money dealings, and industry, Proverbs 24:30-34 / 2 Thessalonians 3:10.

To most people, we don’t always think about it, but Identity theft is a no, no. This form of fraud or cheating of another person's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name. Richard Power of the Carnegie Mellon Cylab with data supplied by All Clear ID, found that of 40,000 children 10.2% were victims of identity theft.

But the number one thief is not the one take takes what’s in your house or business, but the one who talks behind your back. These are thieves of reputation. If you are a gossipers and slanders of people’s good name, or reputation, then you are a robber and apart of the most damaging forms of thievery, this is forbidden under the eighth commandment. If you need help, there is hope for you if you need to overcome seek help from a spiritual advisor. Today you can be like Zacchaeus and say, “If I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much," Luke 19:1-10 / Ezekiel 33:15-16. This is the law of restitution.

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This letter was written by Elder Kevin Santucci

Join us next time for another ray of sunshine from Garden Ministry when we shall look at, (THE BLUE-PRINT” Part 17 LET'S BE HONEST)

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Father the road in with we travel is not fully clear, but I don’t believe you brought me this far to leave me.

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