13 “‘Every day you are to provide a year-old lamb without defect for a burnt offering to the Lord; morning by morning you shall provide it.
This morning I am reminded to give God my best everyday. Whether it is in effort or from the resources he has provided me. Don't just donate old stuff to Goodwill and feel like you have done something special. Go out an purchase some brand new stuff and give it to someone who needs it. Don't just give offering at church from what is left over. Give at least 10% from the first fruits and do it happily not begrudgingly.
probably not the point of today's chapter but in this Christmas season its the thought that crossed my mind.
knut
The thing that caught my attention is the part about not leaving the same way you enter the temple. If you enter the north gate, you are to leave the south and vise versa. I'm intrigued by this. I wonder what God is looking for here? I wonder if its symbolic of moving forward, and not back-tracking. In other words, once you cleanse yourself, you would never want to go back to the place you came from??......I don't know.
ReplyDeleteI was sitting on the couch last night, while watching the tube, and was thinking that I'm not really in the Christmas spirit this year. Not that I'm bah-humbugging.....but, it doesn't really feel like the Christmas season to me. I think your point is exactly why. I'm haven't been focussed on others this year, yet. I'm only thinking about my family and what I need to purchase to make them happy, (like that'll work, right?)
I think your idea of "giving" is the key. Some self sacrifice. Some putting others outside of your immediate family,
I'm with ya brutha. Let's make it happen!
tp