Leviticus 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and
to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever
he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer
his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they
will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; 19 Ye shall offer at your own
will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the
goats. 20 But whatsoever hath a blemish,
that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
Blemish:
H8549 - From
H8552; entire (literally,
figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth.
·
H8552 - A primitive root; to complete, in a good
or a bad sense, literally or figuratively, transitively or intransitively.
Any offering we make/give unto God
should be without blemish. Dwell on that
for a moment. Roll it around on your
‘mental tongue’ – do you ‘feel’ the fibers, ‘taste’ the nectar?
So, what are we ‘offering’ unto God
believing (or rather deceiving ourselves) to think it’s holy. Which makes me ponder on previous posts such
as these:
Day 315
– Do we care about the origins of what we’re participating in?
And because there is a ‘holiday’ upon
us, here are a few more for perusal, prayer and, hopefully shucking of bad
theological practices.
The
Fallacy of Good Friday – where is this ‘practice’ given for us to follow as
a ‘holy day’?
So saints, whatever we’re ‘offering’
to God, is it without blemish?
According to HIS standards? Father, help each of us to examine our lives,
to see what we are doing, participating in, to desire to offer unto You all of
our time, being, resources as unblemished as possible.
