STEALING AND SWEARING FALSELY ATTRACT GOD'S CURSE

 Zechariah 5:1-11

STEALING AND SWEARING FALSELY ATTRACT GOD'S CURSE

   

Here, Zechariah saw a vision of an enormous flying scroll of 30 feet long and 15 - feet wide. The scroll expressed God's curse that went out over the whole earth; it equally stood for God's law and the covenant which He had made with His people. Stealing and swearing falsely in God's name are the major sins written on the scroll. These appear to be examples of sins against their neighbors and sins against the holiness of God and God himself. The consequences or the judgement would be grievous according to verse 3 and 4.

    The passage is a warning to us today that whoever breaks God's law is under His curse and anger. Theft or stealing and swearing falsely as mentioned, are sins that can be easily committed, even by Christians. Unfaithfulness in tithing is grievous punishment (Malachi. 3:8ff), let alone stealing the wealth of a whole society or community as can be seen in the political arena today. Swearing falsely is equally easily committed when we fail to uphold the confessions we make in God's name, especially as political or religious agents in the society or even in the church. God desires that we repent of all these and live a holy life so that we can be forgiven and escape His curse and Judgement.

PRAYER:    Father, help me to live a life devoid of all forms of unrighteousness in Jesus Name. Amen