“His own hands are to bring offerings by fire to the LORD.” (Leviticus 7:30)
When an offering was to be made, the one who sinned was to make it. The wealthy man could not send his servant to make the offering, nor could a powerful king command his generals to offer peace offerings on his behalf.
Worship, in the Old Testament and the New, cannot be done by proxy. It must be your voice, your hands, your life which are offered to God. There is no good worship that another can offer to replace your own. We must bring our offerings to Him with our own hands.
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” (Romans 12:1)
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites
This Week’s Reading: Leviticus 1-9; Psalm 11; Proverbs 11 This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament. Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision