When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil. And if your offering is a grain offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil....No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the Lord. Leviticus 2:4-5, 11
This afternoon, I continued my study of Leviticus using the Christ-Centered Exposition series commentary for this book - looking at chapter two - Giving to God in Worship - covering 2:1-16, looking specifically at the theme We Exclude Corruption from Our Lives which focuses on v2:4-5, 11. These verses include God's command that the grain offering not include any yeast or leaven. My commentary offers up in v2:4-5, 11 that yeast represents sin and corruption and how leavening with yeast "involves fermentation, which is a form of decay, and therefore is related to death." God is holy so He expects holiness in worship and as such no uncleanness is allowed in worship. The commentary provides further examples of yeast in the Bible, including New Testament references such as Luke 12:1 and 1 Corinthians 5:1-8. How we approach worship is important and we must be careful to allow even small amounts of sin into our lives as this impacts our corporate worship and our daily lives (which again per my post yesterday, God seeks for us to offer our lives as a "living sacrifice").
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My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an amazing God who loves me and who offers atonement for sin - through Jesus Christ! Thank You Jesus! The greatest gift of all time - I am not deserving of such a gift. My sin of worry, etc. continues. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from my sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
