Tag Archive | Holy God

Leviticus 22 – Acceptable offering

May19

Good evening y’all. Today we are looking at Leviticus 22.

Be blessed 🙂

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As I read through the chapter, I ask myself: Is my offering to God perfect? Is it without defect? Offering not necessarily in monetary terms but more along the lines of my service to God. As someone who is actively involved at church, I am asking myself if I give God the perfect service or does my service have defects in them? Is my service contaminated by self glory and pride or am I doing it truly for the praise of God’s name?

God clearly stated in verse 21 that for a offering to be accepted it must be perfect and no defect found in it.

“And when anyone offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it”. (Leviticus 22:21 ESV)

I know that of my own accord I cannot give God a perfect offering. Flesh will always look for a way to creep in. So as I read, I do not condemn myself but rather I see my deep need for God’s help, if I am to attain to this level of perfection God desires. I need to work closely with the Holy spirit and allow do His work in me.

Phillipians 2:13 says
“for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure”. (ESV)

Another thing I noticed was that the offering had to be a free will one. God won’t force us to serve him. The choice is ours. But if we do decide to serve, then we must be ready to make sure we give Him the best of us. God won’t accept our left overs. He wants to be our top priority and not an afterthought.

Verses 31 – 33 urges us to faithfully keep God’s command and not bring shame to His name. He is the one who makes us Holy.

“So shall you heartily accept My commandments and conform your life and conduct to them. I am the Lord. Neither shall you profane My holy name [applying it to an idol, or treating it with irreverence or contempt or as a byword]; but I will be hallowed among the Israelites. I am the Lord, Who consecrates and makes you holy, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord”. (Leviticus 22:31-33 AMP)

Prayer:
Father thank you for opening our eyes to see our need for you. We can’t attain this level of perfection on our own, so we surrender to Your Spirit and we ask for the grace to obey You and bring to You worship and services that are acceptable in your sight.  Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name we prayed. Amen

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Leviticus 21 – Set apart as Holy

May18

Good afternoon y’all. Today we are studying Leviticus 21.

Be blessed 🙂

Reading through the chapter, it dawned on me that holiness is not a choice, it’s a command from God. It’s what we have been called into as Christians; and it’s essential if we truly want to serve God in spirit and in truth.

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“They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. (Leviticus 21:6a NLT)

God’s desire is for us to be sanctified and set apart for His use. He told the priests that they are to be set apart and holy for Him and they mustn’t do anything to bring shame or dishonor to His name.

This applies to us as well.1 Peter 2:9 tells us “But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light”. (NLT)

We are priests as well and God’s will for us is to be holy and set apart for His use. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 confirms this –
“God’s will is for you to be holy….”(NLT)

We mustn’t indulge in anything that will contaminate us or bring shame to the name of God. Our lives should portray Jesus in everything we say and do. There shouldn’t be any form of ambiguity that would make people question God or make them dishonor Him, based on the way we live our lives.

“No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed, or has a broken foot or arm, or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles. No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the lord . Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God. However, he may eat from the food offered to God, including the holy offerings and the most holy offerings”. (Leviticus 21:18-22 NLT)

The priests had to be without defect. Any that had defect wasn’t allowed to minister. Though God still included them by ensuring they get to share in the meals reserved for the priests.

Thanks to Jesus, now we can all come in including those of us with physical defects. We are all included in Christ. We can boldly approach the throne of grace. Hallelujah!!!

“….You must consider them holy because I, the lord , am holy, and I make you holy”. (Leviticus 21:8b NLT)

“…I am the lord who makes them holy.” (Leviticus 21:23 NLT)

We need to understand holiness is not something we can achieve on our own.  God said to the priests; ‘I make you holy’.  This tells me we need God’s help to live a holy life. We need to yield and work in agreement with His Spirit so we can daily live a life that is holy and pleasing before Him.

Holiness should be what we long for every second, minute, hour, day of our lives.

Prayer:
Dear God thank You for the privilege to know You. Please help us live holy and not do anything that will bring shame or dishonor to Your Name. Help us get rid of the sins that contaminate us and give us grace to yield fully to Your Spirit at all times. Thank You dear Lord. In Jesus’ Name we’ve prayed. Amen.

***With God all things are possible***