Leviticus 21-24;
Psalm 31
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Reading
in chapter 22 today about the unacceptable sacrifices reminded me that God
wants our best, and for something to be a sacrifice or a gift, it has to cost
something. God wants us to give
our whole heart and our whole life to Him…not just our Sunday morning, not just
a few minutes of our time, not just a few dollars from our pocket, not just
half-hearted attempts at following Him…He wants the best.
And
He is worthy of the best!
Everything is His anyway!
This reminds me of another part of the Bible where King David is getting
ready to make a sacrifice to God and a man named Araunah tries to give him
everything he needs for the sacrifice for free. David replies, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God
offerings that cost me nothing.” (2 Samuel 24:24)
And
then there’s the story from the New Testament where the woman brings an
alabaster jar of very expensive perfume (worth a year’s wages) and pours it on
Jesus’ feet. People around her
began rebuking her for doing this, but Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to
me.” “She did what she
could.” “I tell you the truth,
wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will
also be told, in memory of her.” (Mark 14)
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