Leviticus 10, 16

Merry Christmas.  The celebration of our savior's birth is a wonderful time of reflection.  As Emily and I have just experienced new life and the excitement mixed with pain, sleeplessness and gross stuff it is amazing to think that our heavenly father would put our Messiah through all of that. But praise God for allowing Jesus to endure the world as we know it.  We have a path of righteousness laid out before us that will lead us to the promised land.  All we have to do is walk with Him.

Leviticus continues to paint a vivid picture of God's holy righteousness and mans futile attempts to live a life that is pleasing to him.  In chapter 10 Aaron losses two son's due to their inability to follow God's commands.  they are careless and show disrespect to their maker and instantly they are in the presence of their king, no longer on earth but now dead.  Let us take every opportunity to show the Lord reverent fear.  Pray that the Lord would remove the calluses that prevent us from fully understanding our depravity and need for atonement.  My prayer for you is that the presence of the Holy Spirit will not be squelched, that the your sin will not be a hindrance preventing you from hearing his call, "come to me, die to self, I will lift you up".  Faithfulness, obedience and sacrifice these are the characteristics of Christ-likeness that I want to live out and pray that you would walk in the ways of the Lord as well.

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