We flip back to the OT
today. The last pages of Exodus detailed the setting up of the tabernacle and
the altar. Now in Leviticus God begins to detail the offerings that are to be
made in the tabernacle and on the altar.
This morning Moses outlined
the procedure for the burnt offering. What is clear is that with a burnt
offering the entire animal was dedicated to the Lord, neither the offerer nor
the priest received any of the animal. The whole of the animal was consumed in
the fire as an offering to the Lord.
As I read about this, my
thoughts dashed to Romans 12:1. Therefore, I
urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of
worship. Paul uses the imagery of the burnt offering as he teaches
us, as Christ followers, about giving our lives to God. The connection is
unmistakable. We are to give all of ourselves as a total –holding nothing back-
offering to God as a response to the mercies He has shown to
us!
This thought drives me into
prayer…
Lord God
Almighty, I lay myself on the altar of service today. I am Yours today and
always. Use my life that my life might produce a fragrant offering pleasing to
You. …
I pray in
Jesus’ name. Amen.
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