Today’s Reading, Leviticus 1-4
Focal Scripture: Leviticus 1:5 “He is to slaughter the bull before the Lord; Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.”
Coming before the Lord requires a sacrifice. It could be a sacrifice of time. It could be a sacrifice of talent. It could even be a sacrifice of something that is important to you in your life. Unfortunately, I have witnessed too many people approach the Lord with arrogance and a heart that is not in tune with his presence. A heart that diminishes what it takes to come before the Lord, is a heart that misses the mark.
In today’s reading we are going over the requirements to come before the Lord in worship. Each person was expected to do the following. First, find a bull and slaughter it yourself. Then the priests were to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar. For this to happen animals must be sacrificed daily and blood is flowing in the camp.
To enter the Lord’s presence biblically means we examine ourselves and make a personal sacrifice to be in his presence. If you are finding it difficult to worship the Lord, it is time to examine what you need to give up to make it happen. I believe that this is one of the main reasons people struggle with prayer and Bible study. They are not sure how to make a sacrifice to be in his presence.
Thankfully, we don’t have to kill bulls every day and splatter blood on the altar. What we can do is start with small sacrifices that bring you into the Lords presence. For instance, right before you get up in the morning thank God for him and waking you up that day. Take 30 seconds and read a verse of the day and ask yourself how that verse can be applied to your life.
These small sacrifices of time will develop into bigger practices in your life. Which will turn into major acts of worship. For us to understand worship biblically means we must bring our sacrifice to Gods altar. I am still working though this and searching out ways that make worship from the depths of my heart and my life.
So what about you? How is your worship? Is it sacrificial? is it passionate? Does it cost you something personal. Biblical worship cost us something every time we come into his presence. This understanding will completely change your life.
Tomorrow, I plan on reading Leviticus 5-7
