Monday, March 17, 2025
Theft has no benefit
You shall not steal.
- Exodus 20:15
Like many of the commandments, theft is one of those commandments Christians are
likely to read right past. After all, few of us are likely to go rob a bank,
steal from the till at work or shoplift.
Yet how many of us might bring office supplies home from work that don’t belong
to us? How many of us fudge on our time clocks or spend paid time at work
doing personal matters? These are all forms of theft.
We should be thankful to God for everything we have and trust Him to provide
what we don’t have and need. God reiterates this commandment throughout the
Bible.
Jesus said, “You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery,
do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father
and mother’” (Mark 10:19).
Rather than stealing—no matter if it is money from the register at work or a
trinket from a friend’s house—give. God will bless those who give, whether it
is money, possessions, help, time or encouragement.
As Christians we are called to pour out the message of God’s love to the world,
without detracting a single thing from it.
Further Reading
- Jeremiah 23:30
- Romans 2:21
- Titus 2:9-10
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