Today’s Reading: Leviticus 15; Leviticus 16; Leviticus 17; Acts 18
Scripture: Leviticus 16:2 The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die...
Observation: God gives a warning to Aaron with this message: "You are not free to come into the Most Holy Place on your own timetable. You must only come when I tell you to come. If you violate this, you will die."
Application: This runs so contrary to the modern image of God. We think of God just waiting upon us eagerly for the moment we call and then, like a faithful dog, he will come running. But God says, "No. I will tell you when you can see me." Now of course this is the Old Covenant and God related to his people much differently then than now, but I want to suggest that we have created far too casual a concept of the God-man relationship. We have lost much of the necessary awe and the idea of "the fear of the Lord" is virtually gone from the Christian psyche. I think we need to get some of this back. In the words of Peter, "live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear." (1 Peter 1:17)
Prayer: Lord, help us to walk in your love without presumption. May we honor you in all we do and say and think and hold you in the highest awe and respect.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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