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Priesthood

Day 35

Reading: Lev. 21:1- Lev. 23:44

Serving God is what we are to live for. It's not the exclusive call of a few but for humanity. God made us to serve Him and that we serve Him wholly. The law was strict on what a priest was allowed to do. The priest was to carry out their life with total consecration to God. The priest was not to hang around dead persons. Defilement meant that as a priest you couldn't offer the offerings or partake of the bread. Yes, he could be there for close family members but not everybody. Charles, don't mix yourself with everyone and thus get defiled. God is to be hallowed before all men! 

Live a consecrated life to be able to give bread to God. Don't live holy for the people but for God who makes me holy. A defect would disqualify a priest from serving in the tabernacle. Charles, how many priests are disqualified today because of defects in character though they are eating the bread of God. Deal with your defects Charles so as not to be disqualified from serving God. Remember God is a God of mercy and He has compassion to whom He desires and shows His mercies to whoever He wants. 

From speaking of the consecration of the priest God speaks to Moses on offerings. A sacrifice of thanksgiving is to be done out of a freewill offering only. Charles, learn to give sacrificially and out of your free will. An offering should not be of the remains or of what is full of defects. 

The feasts that were to be observed were as follows:
  • Sabbath
  • Passover and Unleavened Bread
  • Feasts of Firstfruits
  • Feast of Weeks
  • Feast of Trumpets
  • Day of Atonement
  • Feast of Tabernacles

These celebrations were to be observed as part of worship to God. Today I feel we have lost the reverence for God partly because we don't honour God enough to lay all aside and just worship Him. The feasts required leaving everything for God alone. 

Memory Verse: Lev. 22:29

Decree: 

Father, I honour You and bow before You alone. I celebrate You and purpose to live a life that reverences You alone. Forgive me for not walking in awe of You and thus losing the fear of God. I give You Lord a sacrifice of thanksgiving and willing to bring before You all that I have and lay it down before Your Throne and Altar to worship You in Jesus name. Amen.











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