February 21, 2023
 Daily Reading – Leviticus 15-17 / Mark 1:21-45

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    Talk about being ahead of science, this verse points hundreds of years past medical science of the day. In fact, it points all the way into eternity.

 

    In the Middle Ages there was a practice known as “bloodletting.” Blood was drained out of a person to get rid of diseases. If they did not to drain too much blood, sometimes it helped. However, in many cases it never worked because, well, people just died. A form of bloodletting was called “Leeching.” To suck the poison out of a body they would adhere blood sucking leeches to people. That was not very successful either because, one too many leeches and people died. Evidently, they had not read this part of the Bible. Life is in the blood.

 

    God wanted people to know how important the blood was way back in Old Testament times. It all pointed to the day when the blood of Jesus, which paid for man’s sin would be shed. The remission of our sin took the blood, and therefore the life of God’s only Son Jesus. Hebrews 9:22 tells us; “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.” When Jesus died as the sacrificial Lamb of God, the Jewish people should have understood what just happened. As far as that goes, we too who have all of God’s Word and no excuse for not understanding. “…it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

    Today’s verse points hundreds of years ahead to Jesus, Our Coming Remission. Once applied it is complete. Hebrews 10:18 says; “Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.” It is FINISHED.

 

Have you placed your sins under the blood?

 

 

 February 20, 2023
 Daily Reading – Leviticus 14 / Mark 1:1-20

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Leviticus 14:14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    We have all heard of people who tie a string around their finger so that when they look at the string, it reminds them to do something. A few years back someone came up with the idea of a bracelet that many people wore. On the bracelet it said, “What Would Jesus Do?” It was a reminder for people to think about their Christian Character in the things they do. People have planners, text alerts, sticky notes, and all sorts of things to try to remind them of various things.

 

    In our verse today, and in fact in many verses referring to sacrifice in the Old Testament, we find them marking the right ear, right thumb, and the big toe on the right foot with blood. This for them was a reminder as well. First of all, being the right side was the symbol of power or strength. The ear pointed to all that they might hear. The thumb resembled all that they might do. The great toe helped them to think of everywhere they might go. Finally the blood reminded them of the sacrifice made to the Lord. When they would feel the crust of blood on their ear, see the blood on their hand and toe, it was to remind them that they were set apart for the work of the Lord.

 

    All of this pointed to the blood that would be shed by Christ as the final sacrifice for man. As believers in Christ we too have been anointed by the blood of Christ to be mindful of what we listen too, what we do, and where we go. 

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

    All that we do in service to the Lord is to be done in His strength, not our own. We are then to use His strength to give our all for Him in all we do. His Holy Spirit is Our Continual Reminder.

 

What might help you to remember that
what you listen to, do, and where you go, matters?

 

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Leviticus 13:44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    The Bible is full of things which depict something else. Israel wandering in the wilderness is a great picture of the lost sinner wandering around lost in their sin. God led Israel into the promised land, and the person who accepts Christ as their Saviour is led by Him into our promised land of heaven someday. The lamb which is slain for the sin of man is a perfect example of Jesus, the Lamb of God laying down His life for the sin of humanity. While Israel’s wandering is not our wandering, it depicts it, and their entrance into the promise land is not us entering heaven but it depicts it. Just as there are some things that represent the sin of man such as leaven that we spoke of a couple of days ago.

 

     Leprosy, in the time of the children of Israel’s wandering, was an incurable disease as some cancers are to us today. While also Leprosy is not sin, the treatment of it and the seriousness of it is a wonderful picture of sin. It was a poison found in the blood just as sin in man is found in us at our birth passed down from man to man, we are born in sin. Leprosy began in small little ways and then spread. Just as sin often begins manifesting itself in small ways and spreads. Lepers were sent away from the camp as sin must be sent away from our life. I guess one of the greatest resemblances was only God could heal the leper. We find often when lepers would come to Him, He did just that.

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

    When Holiness vs. Leprosy, Holiness always wins. Only God is completely Holy, and He is also omnipotent, all-powerful. Whatever your battle remember, God’s Holiness outshines them all.
 

What mountain have you been facing that
God and His Holiness may need to overcome?

 

 THE WEEK IN REVIEW:

    Holiness, dedication to the Lord and separation from worldliness will always bring Peace to our soul. Peace with God equals Peace of God. As seen in:

 

● Holiness To The Lord
● Holiness In Our Loving
● Holiness In Our Living
● Holiness And Leaven
● Holiness In Leadership
● Holiness Vs. Leprosy

    He demands it in our lives, and friend, He deserves it from our life.

 

     Enjoy today with your church and hear what God has prepared in the heart of His man for you this week.

   See you tomorrow.  

 

 SUNDAYS:

    Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastors heart. Whatever scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs.

 

February 20, 2023	Leviticus 14	Mark 1:1-20
February 21, 2023	Leviticus 15-17	Mark 1:21 – 45
February 22, 2023	Leviticus 18-19	Mark 2
February 23, 2023	Leviticus 20- 22	Mark 3
February 24, 2023	Leviticus 23- 24	Mark 4:1 – 20
February 25, 2023	Leviticus 25	Mark 4:21 – 41
February 26, 2023	No Passages Assigned

Holiness Equals Happiness

 February 17, 2023
 Daily Reading – Leviticus 9-11 / Matthew 27:33-66

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    When I read passages like the one we have read today in Leviticus 10, I must step back, and ask myself, how much of what we do today would be a “sweet savour” to the Lord. If it were not for the shed blood of Christ, and the love and grace afforded to us through that blood, would some things presented on the religious scene today be considered an abomination in the eyes of our Lord. God said plainly, “I will be sanctified in them that come night me, and before all people I will be glorified.” Is what we see and do today sanctifying God? Is it setting Him apart from the world? Or is it actually making Him a part of the world. Does it really glorify God?

 

    Nadab and Abihu were leaders of the children of Israel. They decided that they would do things their own way. They put what the Bible calls “strange fire” in their censer when they went before the Lord. In other words, they made their own fire. This was not the way it was to be done. The fire was to come from the altar. (Leviticus 16:12) It has also been suggested they may have been intoxicated because of the instruction given to Aaron following their death. Leviticus 10:9 “Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:” God takes how we worship Him serious. I think we should too!   

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

    You may be thinking, sure glad I am not in leadership. However, my friend, every born again believer is considered a priest before the Lord. (1 Peter 2:5) Every Christian is leading someone somewhere. Either closer to, or farther away from God.

 

Where are you leading people today?

 

 

 February 16, 2023
 Daily Reading – Leviticus 7-8 / Matthew 27:1-32

 

 GOD’S WORD:

Leviticus 7:13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 

 

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

    Leaven in the Bible is most often associated with sinfulness. During Communion at many churches today we use Grape Juice, considered a fruit of the vine, as a symbol of the blood that Jesus poured out at Calvary for our sin. We get this example from scripture. In Luke 22:18 Jesus refers to the drink as “the fruit of the vine.” Then in Luke 22:20 it says, “Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.” At this Communion we also have a wafer which is normally an unleavened bread representing the body of Christ. This is because at the Passover meal, which Jesus was serving, the bread was to be unleavened. Representing no sinfulness. The body of Christ would need to be represented with no sin associated with it..

 

    So why in Leviticus 7:13 do we find Leavened Bread after several chapters of finding all other sacrifices containing flour to be unleavened? It is because of what each one represents. All the sacrifices prior to Leviticus 7 represent the coming Lord and His sacrifice for our sinfulness. However the bread in Leviticus 7:13 represents man. Even though forgiven, there is still an old sin nature in us. That sin nature will be in us until we are made perfect in Christ in Heaven someday. If our life is to represent Holiness, dedication to the Lord, and separation from the world, we need to deal with the leaven.

 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

    Holiness and leaven, or sinfulness are still a battle for believers today. 1 Cor. 5:7 “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:” Let’s leave leaven out. 
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Will you purge it out today?