I found myself thinking
about the rituals used to set apart the Levites, the washing and shaving, the
offerings and the ceremony. After a while I found myself thinking about being
‘set apart’, what it must have been like for the Levites to be set apart and all
that it entailed. What an incredibly special event. And from that day forward
they belonged to the Lord and literally worked for Him in that work of the
Tabernacle.
As I began to ponder what
connection all this had to me and what word from the Lord there was for me
today, I connected the ‘setting apart ritual’ of the Levites to baptism. In
baptism we are set apart for the Lord. We are ‘washed’ clean. We die to self and
are raised with Christ. We are owned by God and are set apart for His work in
the world.
The symbolism connections
were fascinating.
I began to ask myself, am I
laboring for the Lord? Am I dedicated to Him and His work in the world… reaching
the nations with the love and gospel of Christ?
Am I? Are
you?
Ponder
this…
Lord, may
Your name be proclaimed great in all the world and may I labor to that end all
the days of my life. Lord God --Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit-- great is Your name
and most worthy to be praises. Praise of You is more that words of my lips, it
is the work of my hands, the thoughts of my mind, the drive of my heart. Oh,
Lord, may all of these be bent on praising You. Alleluia.
Amen
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