Leviticus

How can a guidebook for holy living still make you feel like God is distant, when you desperately need to hear His voice?

God created us to have a close and personal relationship with Him and due to the fall, this fellowship was broken and certain laws had to be implemented until the appointed time when the Messiah would restore fellowship with the Father.

We cannot live holy lives and worship God, outside of communion with Him, for He is holy and perfect and therefore we should strive towards holy living.

After the Exodus, the people of Israel rested at the foot of Mount Sinai. This would be a time of restoration and redemption, seeking the Lord and meeting with Him, in order to be cleansed of their sins.

They received instruction on how to worship and sacrifice as a token of repentance from their transgressions. These sacrifices had to be spotless, without blemish, perfect… a picture of the ultimate and final sacrifice, the Lamb of God.

Worshipping in spirit and truth can only begin after recognizing, acknowledging and confessing our sins, followed by accepting Christ as our Redeemer and Mediator.

Before Jesus came, the only way God’s people could approach Him, was through the (High) Priest, who entered the Holy of Holies, just as Jesus would do when He passed from death to life when he rose from the dead.

The purity laws and rules for daily living guided the Israelites in dealing with every day life. Many of these principles are still valid today and applicable to our daily conduct. We can honor the Lord in the way we behave and treat others, while walking in righteousness through our faith in Jesus.

We are called to dedicate our lives to serve the Lord and honour Him as our God and Father.

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