Leviticus 7:1-38
As we read about the sacrifices, rejoicing in Christ - the perfect Sacrifice for sin - , let us bring our sacrifice of ‘thanksgiving’(12-13,15). ‘Let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God’(Hebrews 13:15). Let it be ‘a living sacrifice’, the sacrifice of our lives - this is ‘our spiritual worship’(Romans 12:1). God’s salvation is ‘to the praise of His glorious grace’(Ephesians 1:6). ‘We bring the sacrifice of praise... We offer up to You the sacrifices of thanksgiving... the sacrifices of joy’. ‘Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God, In every part with praise... Not for the lip of praise alone nor e’en the praising heart, I ask, but for a life made up of praise in every part’(Mission Praise, 722; Church Hymnary, 457). Still ‘in the wilderness’(38), let us learn to worship as we travel to ‘the promised land’!
Leviticus 8:1-36
‘This is the thing which the Lord has commanded to be done’(5): For us, it must be ‘as the Lord commanded’(4,9,13,17,21,29,36). God calls us to serve Him (Hebrews 5:4-5). Obedience to God, love for God - These are to be our priorities (1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Corinthians 13:3). Christ is to be our ‘first love’(Revelation 2:4). Washed, robed, anointed(6-7,12): Our robes washed in the blood of the Lamb, we have this anointing - ‘to preach the Gospel...’(Revelation 7:14; Luke 4:18-19). Ears, hands and feet: Consecrated by the blood of Christ to hear the Word of the Lord, do the work of the Lord and walk in the way of the Lord (24), we must pray for a change of heart- ‘O for a heart to praise my God, a heart from sin set free; a heart that always feels Thy blood so freely shed for me’(Church Hymnary, 85).
Leviticus 9:1-10:20
Aaron had to make atonement for himself and for the people (9:7). Christ did not need to make atonement for Himself - He was ‘without sin’(Hebrews 4:15). In Christ, we are ‘accepted’. In Him there is blessing, glory and joy(9:22-24; Ephesians 1:6,3; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Peter 1:8). God has given us ‘holy fire’. Let us not try to do His work with ‘unholy fire’(10:1-2; Acts 2:3-4). To those who seek to live ‘as the Lord has commanded’(9:7; 10:15), God promises to reveal His holiness, nearness and glory(10:3). Do you want to draw near to God, to become ‘mature’ in Christ? - Learn ‘to distinguish between the holy and the common... the unclean and the clean... good and evil’(10:10; Hebrews 5:14). God reveals the glory of His holiness. Let us confess our sins, be forgiven and be obedient. (Isaiah 6:3-8).
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Blessings in Christ
Christ in all the Scriptures
http://christinallthescriptures.blogspot.com
As we read about the sacrifices, rejoicing in Christ - the perfect Sacrifice for sin - , let us bring our sacrifice of ‘thanksgiving’(12-13,15). ‘Let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God’(Hebrews 13:15). Let it be ‘a living sacrifice’, the sacrifice of our lives - this is ‘our spiritual worship’(Romans 12:1). God’s salvation is ‘to the praise of His glorious grace’(Ephesians 1:6). ‘We bring the sacrifice of praise... We offer up to You the sacrifices of thanksgiving... the sacrifices of joy’. ‘Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God, In every part with praise... Not for the lip of praise alone nor e’en the praising heart, I ask, but for a life made up of praise in every part’(Mission Praise, 722; Church Hymnary, 457). Still ‘in the wilderness’(38), let us learn to worship as we travel to ‘the promised land’!
Leviticus 8:1-36
‘This is the thing which the Lord has commanded to be done’(5): For us, it must be ‘as the Lord commanded’(4,9,13,17,21,29,36). God calls us to serve Him (Hebrews 5:4-5). Obedience to God, love for God - These are to be our priorities (1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Corinthians 13:3). Christ is to be our ‘first love’(Revelation 2:4). Washed, robed, anointed(6-7,12): Our robes washed in the blood of the Lamb, we have this anointing - ‘to preach the Gospel...’(Revelation 7:14; Luke 4:18-19). Ears, hands and feet: Consecrated by the blood of Christ to hear the Word of the Lord, do the work of the Lord and walk in the way of the Lord (24), we must pray for a change of heart- ‘O for a heart to praise my God, a heart from sin set free; a heart that always feels Thy blood so freely shed for me’(Church Hymnary, 85).
Leviticus 9:1-10:20
Aaron had to make atonement for himself and for the people (9:7). Christ did not need to make atonement for Himself - He was ‘without sin’(Hebrews 4:15). In Christ, we are ‘accepted’. In Him there is blessing, glory and joy(9:22-24; Ephesians 1:6,3; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Peter 1:8). God has given us ‘holy fire’. Let us not try to do His work with ‘unholy fire’(10:1-2; Acts 2:3-4). To those who seek to live ‘as the Lord has commanded’(9:7; 10:15), God promises to reveal His holiness, nearness and glory(10:3). Do you want to draw near to God, to become ‘mature’ in Christ? - Learn ‘to distinguish between the holy and the common... the unclean and the clean... good and evil’(10:10; Hebrews 5:14). God reveals the glory of His holiness. Let us confess our sins, be forgiven and be obedient. (Isaiah 6:3-8).
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Blessings in Christ
Christ in all the Scriptures
http://christinallthescriptures.blogspot.com
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