The HOLY Place

The tent of meetings. The Holy of Holies.  The place God resides.  God is a holy and just God, without blemish, stain or sin yet willing to pursue a filthy people who are disobedient and selfish.  Why would God put up with our arrogance?  Why would he allow a group of self-righteous individuals to proclaim his name?  

Leviticus makes it clear that the right to proclaim the name of the Lord comes at a cost = sacrifice.  The Same is true today.  We may not slaughter living animals but we are told to take up our cross and lay down our lives.  The very word sacrifice indicates letting go of something of value.  How is it that we have come so far in our casual approach to God that even reading about true sacrifice seems so foreign?  The animal or grain used in these sacrifices was the most valuable asset they possessed.  Not only were they willing to lay it down before the Lord but they had no back up resource to replace them.  Trust, Faith and belief were the driving forces behind their sacrifice.  

What was the last sacrifice you made for the Lord?  Is waking up thirty minutes early the best we have to offer?  God demands our all.  The life of the sacrifice was taken, blood was shed.  The sacrifice was complete.  The individual no longer had access to the asset.  He had to LET GO completely.  What is so valuable that we will not let go.  We cling to so many areas of our life and wonder why God is not responding to our prayers.  God demands our best and complete sacrifice.

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