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There was much preparation that had to occur as the Aaronic
priesthood was established and Israel learned how they were to communicate with God who’d chosen to live among
them and just how to seek His will. Back
then, an ordinary believer couldn’t approach God – only the priests could enter
the Tabernacle and offer sacrifices. How
much we should value the privilege we
have been given to come before the God of Heaven!
Some things I noticed from my commentary:
“In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words
without a heart.”
“The priest didn’t rush
into the Tabernacle … He prepared
himself and reverently approached the altar, knowing that he was in the presence of the holy God.”
“No amount of sacrifice can take the place of true
praying. The golden altar wasn’t a place for making bargains with
God or trying to change His mind. It was
a place for adoring Him and praying,
‘Thy will be done.’”
“We are commanded to lift up holy hands as we pray, and to remove anger or disputing from our
hearts. If God killed every believer today who didn’t pray as He has ordered, how many of us would
survive a prayer meeting?”
“Even in our praying
we can sin!”
“God’s servants must walk in the fear of the Lord and be
careful to obey Him and give Him glory.”
“’There is joy in
serving Jesus’, but at the same time, we must cultivate ‘reverence and godly
fear’.”
Father, You instilled in Moses, Aaron, and the Israelites a
deep respect for coming into Your presence.
We’ve likely lost a lot of that today, feeling familiar with our Savior, Jesus.
Yet He is Your Son, the
perfect sacrifice for our sins. How
humble we should be as we come before the One who opened the way to Heaven for
us and who clothes us in righteousness so that we may come before You and seek Your will for our lives!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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