Leviticus 8-10 = Today's Thought

Today’s Thoughts from Leviticus 8-10

 

My father in law (Jim) is one of the people who get my daily thoughts and he shared a comment with me yesterday that I would like to pass on to you. Jim wrote “I think all of these laws, rules, for sin of all types are recorded for us in the post resurrection era to see that it is impossible to please God by being “good” and following all the rules.  It just can’t be done.” This statement Jim made yesterday is given even greater support in today’s reading.  As Chapter 10 opens we see the destruction of two of Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu.  Why? Nadab and Abihu made an error in their offerings.  There were very specific measures that were to be taken when making offerings to the Lord, The fire that they offered was unauthorized and their punishment was death, not by man but by the very God they were serving.  Under the old law the law was final and failure to abide in the law often had immediate and very dire consequence.  If the very men who were being consecrated to serve as the keepers of the Law and intercede for the people as an emissary before the Lord, didn’t understand the law and miss followed its application, how would the general public ever have the opportunity to have close relationship with their God. As we look at this section of scripture Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy there is a lot to digest, rule after rule, ceremony after ceremony, and so many restrictions and guidelines.  It is not hard to understand why people look at religion and see it as some legalistic checklist of do’s and don’ts, that is after all how the relationship is defined at this point in history. Not how it was intended but how it was at the time of Moses and Aaron.  But it changed; it became more about relationship than about the rules.  Again be thankful that you live under the New Covenant with immediate and personal access to the Father.  Thank Him today.

 

Rob