Today’s Reading Leviticus 1-4
Focal Scripture: Leviticus 4:24 “he is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord. It is a sin offering.”
Leviticus often gets a bad wrap as a biblical book. It can be cumbersome at times to read. You may even ask why is all of this written down and how does this apply to my current life and situation. It applies when you understand the context in took place.
The Israelites are now on their own. God is moving with them and he has commanded them to make a place he can come visit them and with Moses. However, the place he comes to visit must be pure and holy. The people that come to visit him must also be holy.
God is showing the people that sin is a big deal. When sin takes place wether intentionally or unintentionally the only way to make it right with God is for death to take place. God explains in detail how to kill the animal, what must happen to its body, and where the blood must be applied. God is demonstrating that he takes sin very seriously. Sin has consequences even for the one who did not commit the sin.
So the application for you and me is fairly simple. Our sin also requires death. We will either pay the penalty for our sin or someone else will take that penalty for us and be presented to God. The problem is that if we try to pay our penalty it will not be a pleasing aroma to God. It will just reveal how desperately wicked we are in his sight. However, we have good news. If we accept Jesus and say we want him to be our sacrifice presented before God everything changes. Jesus death for our sins he will accept.
Leviticus is a detailed love letter on how a price we are unable to pay was voluntarily paid for by Christ. When we apply his blood to our sin and ask him to present us to the father everything changes.
If you have never given your life to Christ today is the day. Jesus died on your behalf. Repent and believe. He is the only one who can pay our debt.
Tomorrow I plan on reading Leviticus 5-7
