"Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed." Numbers 5:7

In your spiritual blindness you may believe that ten dollars falsely kept back or cheated from your neighbor or merchant, are ten dollars IN YOUR POCKET. For one brief moment, yes. But as sure as every child has a parent, THAT certain am I that the SPIRIT-PARENT will not let "Bill" get away with it! Neither kid yourself by saying, "Oh well, IF I get cheated out of ten in return sometime, I AM STILL NOTHING OUT"!

KID not yourself! God is not a "softie"! Clearly are we told in His Law (by the Prophets) that restitution was not sufficient, but that an ADDED PORTION must also be given up. Restitution by itself, would constitute no PENALTY, and without the penalty the hardened human soul will not learn. There is one LESSON to be taken to heart!

Usually, I believe it was customary for a FIFTH PORTION to be added (Num. 5:7). The one fifth speaks of GRACE: that measure of grace we yield up out of our own substance, LEAVING ROOM FOR GOD'S FREEDOM-setting power to be poured back in. For, of necessity, BALANCE MUST BE RESTORED (GOD MUST SET THINGS RIGHT) or the whole universe would crack up into chaos! We are in existence because of COSMIC SYMPHONY. Every wrong, every "sin," must be rectified by God or the "symphony" is broken. With the symphony broken, chaos would eventually result. But there is a measure of time, or a "distance" which the discord can travel before catastrophe results. Within that measured distance, you will have to MAKE IT RIGHT, or God will have to ATONE FOR YOU. If that He does, then you are indebted to God Who in turn will settle the score with you in whatever way He sees to be the most suitable at the time, FOR THE LESSON TO BE ASSIMILATED.

Destiny? Create Your Own!