In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Friday, October 28, 2011

Promise 1 from Leviticus 1:3

Lev. 1:3 - "If this is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer it, a male without defect; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting that he may be accepted before the Lord." - God is speaking to Moses from the tent of meeting (vs.1), He is instructing Moses to tell his people that when they bring their burnt offering, to bring it straight to Him, to the tent of meeting. Up until this point the sons of Israel have had to stay at a distance; a distance from the mountain and a distance from the tabernacle, they would watch God interactions take place between Him and Moses from their tents. Without the sacrifice of offering themselves to holiness and righteousness, they couldn't approach God, but with the sacrifice in hand, God says, "Hand it to me, place it in my hands so that I can receive personally what you are offering to Me. I want to see your face as you offer yourselves to Me." Verse 3 doesn't say "so that the burnt offering will be accepted before the Lord". It says, "So he (the son) will be accepted before the Lord." It's easy to give things to God from a distance. It's easy to go to church, its easy to sing the songs, its easy to hear someone preach the Word, its easy to listen to others give testimony of what God has done in their lives and its easy to think that we've fulfilled our part by "showing up". God desires so much more from us. Staying in the fringes, outside the borders of His presence is not enough for Him. He wants to see us offer our hearts, our minds, our souls to Him. He wants us to put those things right into the palms of His hands so that He can look into our eyes, smile at us and say "Thank you." He wants us to be intimate with Him, to share that moment of giving and receiving one on one, just you and Him.

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