This month’s focus remains on the 8th Commandment—No Stealing—and my study of Rick Shepherd’s The Ten Commandments: The Heart of God for Every Person and Every Relationship provides helpful perspective.
Theft is an ever-present reality in our world, running the gamut from stealing time from an employer to stealing vast sums through robbery or embezzlement.
Shepherd points out that because everything belongs to God, any act of theft is not only stealing from another person, it is ultimately stealing from God Himself. When we realize that everything belongs to Him, we are free to use what He gives us as He directs; we’re free to give to others as He wishes, and we’re cautious about ever misusing what He has entrusted to us. When we have this realization in mind, we are not inclined to take anything from someone else.
Click here to learn more about the Bible’s view of stealing.