40 Day Adventure – Day 4

₁The LORD told Moses ₂to say to the community of Israel, “Be holy, because I, the LORD your God, am holy. ₃Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and must keep the Sabbath, as I have commanded. I am the LORD your God.

₄“Do not abandon me and worship idols; do not make gods of metal and worship them. I am the LORD your God.

₅“When you kill an animal for a fellowship offering, keep the regulations that I have given you, and I will accept the offering. ₆The meat must be eaten on the day the animal is killed or on the next day. Any meat left on the third day must be burnt, ₇because it is ritually unclean, and if anyone eats it, I will not accept the offering. ₈Anyone who eats it will be guilty of treating as ordinary what is dedicated to me, and he will no longer be considered one of my people.

₉“When you harvest your fields, do not cut the corn at the edges of the fields, and do not go back to cut the ears of corn that were left. ₁₀Do not go back through your vineyard to gather the grapes that were missed or to pick up the grapes that have fallen; leave them for poor people and foreigners. I am the LORD your God.

₁₁“Do not steal or cheat or lie. ₁₂Do not make a promise in my name if you do not intend to keep it; that brings disgrace on my name. I am the LORD your God.

₁One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

₂Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say this: