I had this dream a few weeks ago. We were in a camp, retreat, or something in the dream. I got out of bed, and this white American preacher, who seemed to be accompanied by his wife, started a full-blown Bible Study.
We gathered around some round chairs, like the bar chairs. He immediately and very enthusiastically asked us to open our Bibles in Leviticus 5:1. I commented that I had just woken up 3 minutes ago.
I am the first to get to Leviticus 5:1, but I had problems reading it. The preacher, his wife, and the small group that included my wife, some of my children, and my brother Carlos laughed about me having problems reading. I laughed and said, “I better read this thing with my cell phone so I can see.”
As we all laughed, the preacher walked us outside. It looks like a camping area or retreat area. The weather was excellent, and it was sunny. I am getting ready to read Leviticus 5:1, and I woke up.
When I woke up, I immediately grabbed my phone to read Leviticus 5:1 with great anticipation:
“Now if a person sins after he hears a public adjuration to testify when he is a witness, whether he has seen or otherwise known if he does not tell it, then he will bear his guilt.” (NASB)
So, if you are an eyewitness or know of a crime, sin, violation of any law, etc., you decide not to testify of that sin, violation of any law, etc., that you know about, that you know is wrong… then you become guilty of what you are trying to cover up.
When we look at the apostles, they dealt a great deal with sin. I am sure they have many people accusing the apostles of judging and thinking they were holier than anybody, but that did not stop them from continuing to address sin, preach the gospel, teach sound doctrine, and confront false declarations. In the end, it cost them their lives. There is indeed a price to pay when we speak God’s truth. I wonder what the price would be I have to pay.
It is easy to keep our mouths closed, stop preaching and teaching, turn our heads, and continue our business. However, we as Christians are called to be witnesses, and as witnesses, we must testify of what we see, according to Leviticus 5:1. When we don’t, we become accomplices.
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