Pray the Word with David Platt Set Apart to Love (Leviticus 19:18)
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Mar 21, 2026 A short meditation on holiness framed by Leviticus 19:18. Listeners are urged to love the poor, oppose oppression, and care for migrants. Connections are made between Old Testament commands, prophetic calls, and Jesus’ teaching. The segment closes with prayer for practical mercy and love for neighbors from other nations.
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Holiness Is Demonstrated By Neighbor Love
- Holiness in Leviticus 19 flows directly into how you treat others, culminating in loving your neighbor as yourself.
- David Platt links the command to be holy with concrete social ethics like justice, mercy, and caring for the poor.
Leviticus Commands Shape Both Testaments
- Leviticus 19 lists specific commandments: do not steal, do not oppress, do justice, and care for the poor and sojourner.
- Platt notes these Old Testament laws echo through the prophets and are summarized by Jesus as the greatest commandments.
Actively Love Others As A Holiness Practice
- Practice holiness by actively loving others and looking to others' interests above your own as Philippians 2 instructs.
- Platt ties this to Micah 6:8: do justice, love mercy, and work on behalf of the poor and oppressed.