Today’s devotion comes from Leviticus 2:1-10.
“1 ‘Now when anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it. 2 He shall then bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and shall take from it his handful of its fine flour and of its oil with all of its frankincense. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 3 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy, of the offerings to the Lord by fire.
4 ‘Now when you bring an offering of a grain offering baked in an oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers spread with oil. 5 If your offering is a grain offering made on the griddle, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil; 6 you shall break it into bits and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering. 7 Now if your offering is a grain offering made in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8 When you bring in the grain offering which is made of these things to the Lord, it shall be presented to the priest and he shall bring it to the altar. 9 The priest then shall take up from the grain offering its memorial portion, and shall offer it up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 10 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and his sons: a thing most holy of the offerings to the Lord by fire.” Leviticus 2:1-10.
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Today’s Scripture continues with the message of prior Scriptures that our offerings are to be “a soothing aroma to the LORD”.
But, we may not feel like soothing our LORD; we may think that we are the ones that need to be soothed.
I feel that way today. I received disappointing news on Friday that was unexpected. It is not a health or financial issue, and I want to keep it private for personal reasons and for reasons that the disclosure of the nature of the news will not aid this devotion. We all have received disappointing news from time to time that make us want to soothe ourselves rather than soothe the LORD.
But, here is today’s Scripture. We need to make an offering which will be “a soothing aroma to the LORD”.
Today, as I go to church, will I seek something soothing for me or something soothing for the LORD?
We are forced to realize that because of our sin and the holiness of the LORD, and His righteous anger, we need to make an offering which will be “a soothing aroma to the LORD”.
But, there is hope!
There is only one “soothing aroma to the LORD” and that is our Savior Jesus Christ about Whom the LORD said “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.” Matthew 3:17.
“12 but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet. 14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. 15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying,
16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them
After those days, says the Lord:
I will put My laws upon their heart,
And on their mind I will write them,”
He then says,
17 “And their sins and their lawless deeds
I will remember no more.”
18 Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.” Hebrews 10:12-18.
“Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:19-22.
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