Seize the Moment – Day 531

Confirmation from God!

Leviticus 9

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, August 30.

 

Have you ever received a confirmation that you were doing a good job? A simple example would be when your boss praises or rewards your work.

 

Leviticus 9 narrates the inaugural sacrifices for worship at the tabernacle by Aaron and his sons after their seven-day ordination service. The sacrificial system of God’s people has begun.

 

Leviticus 9:22-24 records God’s confirmation to the leaders that they sacrificed to Him correctly and to the people that they were now walking in His ways:

 

Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he stepped down after making the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. Then fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

 

This was not a one-time occurrence. Later in Israel’s history, in 1 Kings 18:38-39, God confirmed Elijah’s ministry and called the people back from their false worship of Baal:
 
“Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, ‘The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.’”

 

Seize the moment and worship by giving yourself to God as a living sacrifice. May you experience the confirmation of God’s consuming fire through the activation of His Holy Spirit in you.

 

God bless your day!
 
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