10/17/2008 9:33 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The high priest’s sons
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Leviticus 21:1-8
Message of the verses: “1 ¶
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of
Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself for a dead person among
his people, 2 except for his relatives
who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter
and his brother, 3 also for his virgin
sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may
defile himself. 4 ‘He shall not defile himself as a relative by
marriage among his people, and so profane himself. 5
‘They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the
edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh. 6
‘They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God,
for they present the offerings by fire to the LORD, the food of their God; so
they shall be holy. 7 ‘They shall not take a woman who is profaned
by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is
holy to his God. 8 ‘You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he
offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I the LORD, who
sanctifies you, am holy.”
I have
moved into a new chapter in Dr. Wiersbe’s book which he entitles, “The cost of
Spiritual Leadership.” The sub-title is
called “Personal conduct,” and the section for today is on the “High Priest’s
Sons.”
There are
some similarities between the priests in the OT and the Pastors and Deacons in
the NT, but not all is the same, however both are to be dedicated to the Lord
and bring honor and glory to the Lord, and they are not to look upon their work
as a burden to them, but a privilege to serve the Lord of Lords and the King of
Kings.
The priests
in the OT were had restrictions on whose funerals they could attend because of
making them ceremonially unclean, and the lists are in the verses above. They were not allowed to do things that were
customs of the people who will live around them because they were to be
separated from them in order to bring honor and glory to the Lord and to show
other nations that they were indeed different in a good way. The priests were also restricted on who they
could marry as seen in verse seven.
God’s priests were to be holy and not profane the name of the Lord
because they were offering up the sacrifices to the Lord.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: This may be a reoccurring theme in this
section, but I am a priest of the Lord because I am a believer in the Lord
Jesus Christ and have been saved from my sins through His blood. I am allowed to come into the presence of the
Lord and do not have to have someone else to do my bidding for me to the Lord,
and with these rights come responsibilities too, and some of them are included
in the responsibilities listed in the OT priests list. I am to represent the Lord to unbelievers by
telling them how they too can be saved, and then am to help them to grow in
their new faith.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- I am to remember that privileges have responsibilities and that I am to be holy because the Lord is Holy.
Memory verses for the week: Exodus
20:12-16
12.
Honor your father and your mother, that your
days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
13.
You shall not murder.
14.
You shall not commit murder.
15.
You shall not steal.
16.
You shall not bear false witness against your
neighbor.
10/17/2008 9:56 AM
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