Monday, 27 March 2017

East Ridge Pres

Leviticus 1:3 ”He shall bring [the burnt offering] to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord." Daily we come to God in prayer in Jesus name. Only by Jesus sacrifice may we be accepted before God and live in daily communion with him. Jesus offered up himself that we may be accepted before the Father. v 4 "He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him." We lay ours hands on Jesus because Jesus represents us to the Father. Jesus is our sacrifice. Jesus covers us over, makes atonement for us, so we are shielded from the awful final destruction of God coming on the world for our rebellion. v 5 "Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron's sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar" Jesus was killed for us. His blood poured out for our lives. Are you spattered with his blood? This is an ugly scene and yet a beautiful scene. Have you been made holy by his blood and now live in communion with God in the community of his people? Give thanks that you are numbered among his people. Those who in Christ’s blood belong to God. v 9 "And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord." Jesus gave up all of himself to God. even unto death. He was my priest offering up all of himself to the Father. He pleased God with his obedience. When we come to God in Christ through his sacrifice, we are pleasing to the Lord. As the bull was all burned up, let us be entirely consecrated and set apart for God. Let us today be living sacrifices, and give ourselves wholly up to God, burned all up for him, pleasing to him in Jesus Christ.