Bible Chapter: Leviticus 1 & 2

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
    Bring an offering to the Lord.  That is the theme we see as this book begins.  Bringing an offering to the Lord brings God pleasure.  When they would come in obedience and submission to God, it brought them closer to Him.  These offerings were a means of forgiveness as well as an act of worship.  These offerings cost the giver something.  They earned the grains through their work.  They had to tend and raise the animals that were sacrificed.  They brought their offerings and drew near to God in dedication to Him. It is not an offering if it costs us nothing.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
    The sacrifices they brought were the best.  If they came with an old and lame animal, it would be an insult to God. They had to bring the best.  God is worthy of our best.  He must not get what no one else wants.  I have heard of modern-day stories of people bringing food to a collection for hungry people who bring old food they don’t want to eat.  When we have special times of food collection today I tell people to bring the things that they and their family like to eat.  Don’t bring the old, out of date things that you forgot about in the back of the cabinet.
    The burnt offering sacrifices brought atonement, brought forgiveness to the one bringing the sacrifice.  The concept of bringing the best and receiving forgiveness is important to remember.  I must give my best to God.  I remember the title of an old song: Give Of Your Best To The Master.  That’s good advice.

3.  How can I help someone?
    People need to know that God forgives.  The sacrifices we see in Leviticus point forward to the time when Jesus would come and complete the sacrifices and provide atonement through His blood.  We all need to come close to God.  We can do that through the sacrifice of Jesus.