Day 044 Leviticus 1-4
Welcome to Day 044. We enter Leviticus, a book that can feel dense and confusing. But it's essential. It's about how sinful people can approach a holy God.
God gives detailed instructions about offerings: burnt offerings (complete surrender), grain offerings (thanksgiving), peace offerings (fellowship), sin offerings (atonement for unintentional sin), and guilt offerings (restitution for wrongdoing).
Each offering has a specific purpose. Each reflects something about our relationship with God. The burnt offering says, "Everything I am belongs to God." The sin offering says, "I've broken covenant and need restoration."
Animals are sacrificed. Blood is shed. It's graphic and visceral. But the point is clear: sin has a cost. Relationship with a holy God requires atonement.
The Heartbeat: God is holy and sin has consequences. But He provides a way for sinners to approach Him through sacrifice. The shedding of blood acknowledges the weight of sin and the cost of forgiveness. This entire system points forward to Jesus, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
Heart-Check: Do you understand the cost of your sin and the grace of your forgiveness? What does it mean that Jesus became the sacrifice for you?
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