1 Chronicles 23:28,30 NKJV
The Levites werenever given the option to skip morning devotions. They were commanded to keep the morning sacrifice every day, without exception. As part of the morning rizual in the Temple the high priest had these three duties:
1. To trim the lamps, making sure each oil of the
Menorah had sufficient oil and that the wicks were
Properly positioned,
2. To burn sweet incense on the incense altar,
3. and to burn the fat of the peace offerings.
Once a week, as part of the mornig ritual, the priest wearing a highly symbolic vestment. As he worked, the only sound was the light tinkling of the bells on the hem of his garment.
This ancient ritual may seem strange and of little meaning to us today, but one great lesson we can draw from it is this: the morning sacrifice involved all of the senses and mind. The priest stood begote the Lord with his identity clearly displayed; he stood before the Lord for Examination.
His sacrifice touched upon all aspect of his humanity: the lamps symbolized his need for light the ability see with spiritual eyes. The incense wasa picture of his need to dwell in an atmosphere infusesd with God's holy presence. The peace offering were a sign of his need for with God and his fellow man. And the "shewbread" demonstration is need for daily provision, which only the Lord could provide.
This a ceremony that, in its silence. Spoke clearly: we need You. We have no life,
No wholeness, no meaning."
We may not have a ritual to follow in our morning devotional times, but we must come before the Lord with the same spirit of depe dence and obedience day ahead of us is not ours. Our lives belong to God. (1 Corinthians 6:20).
Every thing we need, he will supply. The day is His even as we ate His.
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