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PARTIALITY CONDEMNED

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DAILY MANNA
TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2020

It is advisable that you prayerfully and meditatively read the text first

PARTIALITY CONDEMNED 
TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 16:13-22.

🔑KEY VERSE 
"Thou shalt not wrest judgement; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous" (DEUTERONOMY 16:19).

During the fall of 1775, a man who appeared to be a typical American farmer attempted to book a room in Baltimore's fashionable hotel. Concerned about the hotel's reputation, the manager refused to rent the room. The man left and he took a room in another hotel. Later, the manager learnt he had refused a room to Thomas Jefferson, the then Vice President of the United States. Immediately, he sent a note asking Jefferson to return to his hotel as a guest. And Jefferson replied: "I value your good intentions highly, but if you have no place for an American farmer, you have no right giving hospitality to an American Vice President!"



Under God's theocracy in Israel, justice, equality, love and impartiality in judgement were to be the hallmark. During times of feasting and rejoicing, the widows and fatherless, servants and strangers in the land were invited to be part of it. And in the administration of justice, impartiality is commanded. The judges were forbidden from taking bribes to subvert or pervert judgement.

Israel was a nation under divine control. They were different and separate from the surrounding nations. When God is in control and the people are in full compliance with His word, there will be no need to police the streets, no prisons and detention centres because the laws of God are written in our hearts and we observe the golden rule in our dealings with each other.

When Jesus came to live among men, people did not recognise Him because He was very humble. He was kind to all and sundry. He received strangers and sinners in love and compassion. Little wonder many turned away from sin and followed Him. The world needs Christ today to heal the society of oppression and partiality.

✍THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 
Jesus is the answer to the world's problems.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 
EPHESIANS 4-6.

HYMN 
That blessed Cannan land
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