February 17, 2010
God first spoke to the Israelites from the mountain. Now He is living among them and He speaks to them from the Meeting Tent. He instructs them and tells them how to have their sins forgiven and how to live. He gives them clear and specific directions on what to do and how to do it. In between the Mount and the Meeting Tent the people did "just as the LORD commanded."
We need to do the same. To move from a God that is outside of our lives to a God that lives among us (and in us), we too need to do "just what the LORD commanded." Jesus Christ was the offering for our sin. A perfect, blameless offering. Just as God instructed the Israelites that what was being offered for sacrifices was to have "nothing wrong with it, the Lamb of God was pure and without blemish. Jesus Christ—the sacrificial Lamb God gave for us—once and for all time. John 3:16 - His only Son.
God promised the Israelites (eight times between Leviticus 4:21 – 6:7) that when they followed His directions for the burnt offerings their sins would be removed and they "will belong to the Lord, and the LORD will forgive them." When we ask forgiveness for our sins from Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, we "belong to the LORD and the Lord will forgive us."
Belong to the LORD! What a statement. Seeking His forgiveness is key. When we seek His forgiveness and follow His commands, we belong to Him. Wow! What a thought. What a sobering thought. I want to be worthy of the Lamb of God who is worthy for us.
Next Entry: Leviticus 6:6 – 10:20
God first spoke to the Israelites from the mountain. Now He is living among them and He speaks to them from the Meeting Tent. He instructs them and tells them how to have their sins forgiven and how to live. He gives them clear and specific directions on what to do and how to do it. In between the Mount and the Meeting Tent the people did "just as the LORD commanded."
We need to do the same. To move from a God that is outside of our lives to a God that lives among us (and in us), we too need to do "just what the LORD commanded." Jesus Christ was the offering for our sin. A perfect, blameless offering. Just as God instructed the Israelites that what was being offered for sacrifices was to have "nothing wrong with it, the Lamb of God was pure and without blemish. Jesus Christ—the sacrificial Lamb God gave for us—once and for all time. John 3:16 - His only Son.
God promised the Israelites (eight times between Leviticus 4:21 – 6:7) that when they followed His directions for the burnt offerings their sins would be removed and they "will belong to the Lord, and the LORD will forgive them." When we ask forgiveness for our sins from Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, we "belong to the LORD and the Lord will forgive us."
Belong to the LORD! What a statement. Seeking His forgiveness is key. When we seek His forgiveness and follow His commands, we belong to Him. Wow! What a thought. What a sobering thought. I want to be worthy of the Lamb of God who is worthy for us.
Next Entry: Leviticus 6:6 – 10:20
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