Wednesday, February 3, 2010
February 3 ... Leviticus 8 - 10 "Detached/Attached"
Leviticus 10:3 - "To the one who comes near Me, I will show Myself holy." I am so wondering how Aaron thought about his children. He watched God take the breath out of both of them for their disobedience. He buried his two kids. Keep thinking about the verse in Genesis where Aaron let his kids run WILD. We'll pay a price if we don't offer love. J.I. Packer—“Still He seeks the fellowship of His people and sends them both sorrows and joys to detach their love from other things and attach it to Himself." What is God detaching me from?
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Living in this world with such a fast pace always enticing me to do one more thing makes slowing down and quieting myself to Listen to the Father often to be a challenge. I recall the fact as a Christian I am an Alien on this earth. Too many times I have forgotten or not fully understood that very fact. The same was true in Leviticus 8-10. Nadab and Abihu took action before they realized what their total consequence would be which had a tremendous affect on Aaron and his family.
ReplyDeleteGod has moved me to a place where I must slow down or I will experience unfortunate circumstances. Yes, it is all about my OBEDIENCE as I read today's passage from Leviticus.
After reading this from the Message, I flipped to my NIV which I use most often to discover the note to myself near Leviticus 10:3 "There is a greater annointing on my life when I am most obedient to Jehovah"
Syvia, obedience was also my take away today. The difference between knowing what God commands and following His commands is the test of truly loving God. If you love me, you will obey my commands. (John 14:15)There is no "wiggle room" for carelessness or sin.
ReplyDeleteEven as I write these things, I know my sin ever before me, my half-hearted obedience, my inattention to detail, my likelihood that I am very much like Aaron's eldest sons.
Another thing struck me today. I keep feeling the weight of my sin as I read this, and I should feel the freedom of its eradication. The inability to move on after confession and absolution is continued sin and prevents us from an ongoing fellowship with Him.
Oh, I'm going with Bev's words today and joining the group of "Glorious Messes!" Love you all.
In today's culture of seeker-sensitive casual churches, how do we approach Holy God? It is an ongoing struggle in my heart and the church where I belong. I would love your thoughts on the matter. Go to my blog for more of the story: (strongbloomer.blogspot.com)
ReplyDelete66 Love Letters has helped me to better understand what the seeming randomness of Leviticus is about. It's disconcerting to read chapter 10 (Nadab and Abihu) after all of the obedience and ritual in chapters 8 and 9. God sure makes it clear that nobody rides anyone's coat tails, huh? Aaron may have done "everything that God had commanded by Moses" but that didn't spare his sons when they disobeyed God. And these two sons were disobedient the same day that the Glory of God appeared to all the people! They SAW fire blaze out from God. What were they thinking??!?
ReplyDeleteHuman nature sure hasn't changed over the centuries, huh? It's amazing how quickly I can forget all that God's done for me, all of the miraculous ways He's shown up in my life, and choose to sin because it feels better/easier than obeying God. Seemingly in the blink of an eye...
"Relationship with Me is always the issue that trumps every other concern, and relating to Me wil always, always be on My terms."
Yikes. How often I have minimized both my sin and God's holiness. Very convicting chapters.
Michele, when I click on your link here in this comment, it says your blog doesn't exist so I couldn't get to it...but if you are Michele H., aren't you Bloom Where You are Planted---I did read Michele H's blog this a.m. but didn't see one about seeker sensitive. I can tell you what I think in about one sentence---we all need to deal with our own stuff. We'll answer before a Holy God and give account. There are churches today that are all about church growth as their #1 goal. I think if you lift up the Name of God, HE will draw people to Himself and there's your growth. But it's about strategy today. Some good, some not so. For me, it goes back to dealing with my own stuff. You ask good questions that we all deal with.
ReplyDeleteMichele, your link for today does not open for me, but your other links on Feb. 2, Feb 1, etc. all work---strange. Left a comment yesterday about offering grace to your friend.
ReplyDeleteBev, I must of typed something incorrectly this morning but I did get your response on my blog. We are in agreement. It is exciting to see our children question and seek God's word and developing their own faith and not just accepting what they are hearing and/or what I believe. They are going to The Source and that is what I find amazing!
ReplyDeleteMy big take away from today's reading came from Lev. 10 - Coming to God with Irreverence. I truly had a gut check as I read through these verses.
ReplyDeleteNadab and Abihu were two men set apart and trained to minister to the Lord and stand in the gap for the people. They were two of only six people who were authorized, at that time, to come before the Lord and into His Presence.
However, these two men were careless with what was holy and it led to their disobedience. They approached the presence of the Lord bearing an irreverent unacceptable offering by treating what was holy as common, and were instantly judged. They sinned by approaching a holy God as though he was common.
God says no one can draw near to Him by holding Him in light esteem or regarding Him as common. He must be deemed holy and held in reverence by all in His Presence.
I could not help but ask myself what my attitude and mindset was when I approach the Lord. Is my attitude disrespectful? Do I just offer up words that ask for forgiveness of my sins, requests I need met, and a few thank yous just to get my time with the Lord off my "check list"? What is my true heart in the manner as I bow my head and close my eyes each day to talk to my God?
Today really gave me a check that I need to continue to remind myself who my Father is, and that I must always approach His Throne with the Honor, Humility, and most of all Respect.
Sorry for the long post.....just on my heart.
Have a blessed Day my dear Sisters.
-Kim