Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord. Leviticus 22:3 – From our studies we’ve learn that not all Israelites were allowed to touch the holy things like that altar or go into the holy places like the Tent of Meeting. Only the select in the priestly line of Aaron in the tribe of Levi were able to do such things. Yet even them we see in our verse weren’t always allowed to partake in the holy things. Yes, these men were consecrated for this priestly role, but even these priests would occasionally find themselves ceremonially unclean and sometimes due to things they couldn’t control. In that state of uncleanliness the priest wouldn’t be allowed to eat of the holy food, go into the holy places, nor do any of the holy work that he was called to do. The holy things the Lord had commissioned him to do would become unclean because of the uncleanliness within his life. We too have many holy things the Lord has called us to do as followers of Him. Going to church, serving those around us, sharing the Gospel; all such things are holy tasks the Lord has given His followers. Yet when we are actively allowing sin to remain in our life, even such holy things as these are tainted by our sin and are not pleasing to the Lord. When we attend church with bitterness in our heart towards our brother or when we serve with the goal to receive the glory, these holy practices are stripped of their holiness and are mingled with the sin we’ve introduced to them. Like the priests in our passage, however you have uncleanliness within your life, make it right with the Lord so your future worship is holy and pleasing in His sight. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3224
Question To Ponder: What’s another example of how we might bring sin into something holy?
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