Daily Devotional Dives-Consecrated for God's Service

Exodus 29 marks out the consecration procedure for the priests in the service of the Tabernacle of God in Old Testament times' worship.  They were consecrated for making atonement for sins on the behalf of the people, and for the receiving of the tithes and offerings to God.

Moses was commanded by God to consecrate his brother Aaron as the High Priest and his four nephews, Aaron's sons, to serve as priests.  Not only were they consecrated, but the garments they were to wear were sanctified; in fact, Aaron's were termed "sacred garments" (vs 29).

While reading this chapter it struck me that we in New Testament Christian living, have been made righteous by God when we accepted Jesus Christ as Savior.  God "imputed His righteousness" to us (2 Corinthians 5:21).  We are nothing in and of ourselves, yet God in His grace covers us and makes us worthy in His sight.

We are then instructed in 1 Peter 1:13-15 to "Be holy as God is holy".  So our everyday living needs to become more Christ-like.  We still have  our sinful nature which loves to sin yet with the Holy Spirit's indwelling (this happens at the moment of salvation), we have His help in living and behaving according to God's will and pleasure.  In this way, we children of God can become consecrated for His service.  Incidentally we are called a "royal priesthood" (1 Peter 2:9).

Unlike the children of Israel however, we do not need a human high priest to mediate for us.  We have Jesus Christ who is now our High Priest and who mediates for us as we send our prayers and petitions and thanksgivings and worship up to God (Hebrews 8:9).

We can do so boldly, with confidence to "come before Him" (Hebrews 4:16), at His throne of grace.


                                                          ~ERC  2017~