An Eye for an Eye

Scripture: Leviticus 24:19-21
‘If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him— 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death.

Observation:
Well I believe the law has been laid down. There seems to be no doubt what the punishment for certain crimes will be. Whatever you do to another person, it will be done to you. Killing animals means you will have to replace it, but killing people will cause you to be put to death.

Application:
Just this week I read on the Internet that Federal Judges are releasing 58,000 prisoners in California due to prison overcrowding. I can't believe it! We have people spending years in jail for crimes in which the punishment is way to severe and then we have people who are getting no jail time for crimes that should have punishments like what God is handing out. If we had the kind of laws that God had for the Israelites we wouldn't have the overcrowding problem today, and there would be a lot less crime.

Prayer:
Dear Lord, the world is a mess. Many in government positions are corrupt. With all this evil around us, please protect us and help us shine your light brightly. In Jesus Name Amen.