DAY 76
April 5, 2012
JNRM Tower
TEXT:
Levi 9-12
Rhema Verse: Levi 10:1-2 “Aaron’s
sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense;
and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. So
fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died
before the Lord.
MESSAGE:
Rule
#1: God is
just. Whenever we our tempted to think that He is not in some situations;
always refer to rule #1 – God is just. He knows our deepest thoughts, our past,
present and future. He is the beginning and the end. Many times, we think of
our ‘Own ways’ and not obey God’s ways, that’s why we get into trouble and get
burned.
At this time, God
is making SOP on how to worship and purify the whole people of Israel. The LORD
wants to dwell in His holy nation and the priests were held responsible for our
atonement. He made a way to purify them through animal sacrifices. While God is
displaying His glory and all the people fell and worship. Aaron sons, who were
drunk, got incense and fire from other source, not on God’s temple as He
prescribed (the keeper of the incense is Moses). These appointed priests took
their own way of worshipping, and took the presence of God lightly. Imagine the
outcome of the first batch of disobedient priests passing their ways to the
next and next generations. Result: super pasaway na priests. So GOD had to do
it to show HIS people.
PROMISE: GOD knows what HE is doing in our lives, we just need to trust
and obey.
COMMAND: Trust and Obey
WARNING: Doing your OWN ways will get you burned
APPLICATION: As children, our parents are very happy when we obey. Obedience
is the highest form of our worship to GOD. We need to hear what the Holy Spirit
wants us to do everyday. I thank the Lord for His grace, for NOW we can worship
boldly, so DON’T HOLD BACK.
