This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord. Leviticus 17:5 - To understand the significance of what’s being said here we must understand what was the normal in their culture at this time. Sacrifices prior to the Tent of Meeting were done in altars wherever they wanted to make one. Pagan worshippers had altars everywhere out in nature. Yet now the Lord is calling His people to change how they sacrifice. Instead of sacrificing wherever and whenever they wanted to, now they had a central location they must go to in order to offer their sacrifice. God had a distinct way He wanted His sacrifices being given, and was commanding His people to do away with handling their sacrifices however they desired to. How different is this from Christianity today? People want to handle their life with God however they see works best for them. Church is optional, serving is optional, and evangelism is optional. This is often the mantra of many in the church today, yet like with the Israelites, God has a way He expects worship of Him to be done. As God told the Israelites to do away with handling their life with Him however they felt was right, so is God calling us to do away with the mindset that we get to choose how we worship Him. Let’s make an effort to worship the Lord how He says He is to be worshipped, not just how we think we want to worship Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3219
Question To Ponder: Why would God choose a way we are to worship Him?
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