Leviticus 8:1-5 - The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Take
Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams
and the basket of unleavened bread. And assemble all the congregation at the
entrance of the tent of meeting." And Moses did as the LORD commanded him, and
the congregation was assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And Moses said to the
congregation, "This is the thing that the LORD has
commanded to be done."
And so God gave them the directions they
needed….the people gathered together…and they watched as Moses consecrated the new
high priest and his sons according to the rules set by Jehovah. They were washed … dressed …equipped with a
urim and thummim (the tokens with which the priests sought answers from God for
the people)…and anointed with the holy anointing oil. They sanctified the altar
with the blood of a perfect animal…and offered a burnt sacrifice to God. And
God was pleased with how they carried out his orders so perfectly.
They did not stop there…for this compelled
them to offer a ram of consecration to God….to set them apart for service to
God…to insure that God knew they were ready to be the vessel of the people of
Israel…to ordain them...to accept God’s assignment… and declare their service
to God while the .whole nation watched.
They were promising God that they would stand in the gap for the people…that
they would be their link to the holy God from Heaven.
We all need to be sanctified you know. For since God sent his only son…the last
perfect sacrifice ever needed…we have no need for a separate high priest. When that veil was torn between the holy of
holies and the inner tabernacle (Mark 15:48)…God opened a way for you and I to
be our own high priest. We can live in his presence every day if we but accept
the wonderful life he gave us when he paid for all our sins…pray for God to
forgive us…believe in him with all our soul and mind….and ask him to live in
our heart.
It should compel us all to seek his divine
will for our lives…to ask God to ordain us to stand in the gap for all those
who are lost...and just don’t accept his love for them….to use the present day
urim of the bible…and seek God’s direction in prayer…his replacement for the
thummim. We need to wrap our whole bodies in God’s supernatural power…and make
our lives evidence that he sealed us with one of those gold plates the priests
wore on their turbans…that said, “holy to the Lord!”
It should compel us to stand in the gap for
our Christian brothers and sisters…and do his work…whether that means singing
in a choir…teaching a Bible study class…driving a church van or bus…signing up
to pray for a 24 hour prayer vigil at midnight…visiting a shut in…taking food
to a sick church member….or clean the toilet.
It means that we are no longer our own…we belong to God…and he will
provide everything we need to do the work he wants us to do. We must become his hands and feet….we must
proclaim his love to others…and help God spread the pure…holy love that will
begin to melt the cold …evil grip Satan has on our world.
Father…sanctify me…with your holy presence
and love….consecrate me anew this morning for your service…anoint me with your
love and power and send me the wisdom I need to complete the work you have
planned for me to do. Protect me from
Satan…and reveal to me the perfect phrase from your Bible that will have him
retreating from me as I speak your words of truth. Reveal to me this morning any sin I have not recognized….sin
that holds me back from being your perfect vessel…then lead me to the lost…and
give me the perfect words of truth that will seep into their dying…cold heart…and
compel them to ask you to be their savior too. Amen.
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