On the surface, Exodus 22 is just a list of (some of the) rules given by God to the Israelites, but hidden in verse 31 is this wonderful line which explains why God gave His people these rules. God desired to mold their character to be a people devoted to Him: basically, if He was going to be their God, then He expected the people to be completely loyal to Him.
That was God's desire then and it's still His desire now. Nothing has changed (with God).
A number of months ago, my son introduced me to a song called "You Won't Relent" (sung by Misty Edwards). The opening phrase is sung to the Lord: You won't relent until You have it all. My heart is Yours. As I reflected on Exodus 22:31, "You Won't Relent" began to play in my head.
God is totally committed to me being totally committed to Him. He'll do (you could say has done) everything it takes to make me His fully devoted follower. This is good news, because I'll never make it without God's help.
Father, thank you for being relentless in bringing me into a right relationship with You. I want to be fully consecrated to You, set apart as Yours. Guide me to make progress today in becoming more devoted to You.
Jim Barker
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