May 16, Reading 1 – Numbers 28

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SAA Notes

Joshua’s setting apart as the next leader flows naturally into this chapter, which details the worship of God in ancient Israel. Worship was to be only in conformity with these general commands. Joshua’s victory leads believing Israel to worship God! Jesus’ victory will also lead you and I to corporate worship! Evangelicals today who believe that corporate worship is not necessary for spiritual health are not listening to this prophetic message.

SJA Notes

* Dear God, please remember not our sin; according to Your steadfast love remember us, for the sake of Your goodness, O LORD!

“‘My offering, my food for my food offerings, my pleasing aroma, you shall be careful to offer to me at its appointed time.'”

We read here of how Israel was to worship the Lord. The offerings and sacrifices, the order and timing and makeup of them.

We know that Jesus shows us a fuller understanding of blood and sacrifice, of offering and worship.

In Romans 12 we read of us God’s people being living sacrifices.

We can be encouraged from this passage in the daily offerings that were made morning and evening. Our living sacrifice is to be morning and evening. Worship that is intentional and specific and set apart.

We set aside time to be with the Lord in ourselves, kneeling before Him in prayer and chewing through His word.

We set aside time to be with our families, whatever makeup they are, to grow upwards in holiness together.

And we set aside time on Sundays each week to meet with God’s people, to WORSHIP HIM. First and foremost, before human-to-human relationship activities – We come to worship HIM.

This can be hard, tough to do. Israel didn’t do a great job of worshipping God. We often don’t either.

But we can give great thanks for Jesus! That through Him we can worship the Father in spirit and in truth (John 4).

We can thank the Lord that the water He gives is a spring (never stagnant) of water, welling up to eternal life. It’s not a drop or a bucket, or even a bath of water. It is a spring that continues to well up!

Hallelujah!

We might at times stutter and flail around in our daily pursuit of holiness, but we have the water of life welling up in us. It doesn’t stop, it never ends. The Spirit continues to renew us, restore us, rescue us.

“The water that I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14

* Dear Lord God,

Thank You for Your word that teaches us how to worship You.

Please help us to be careful with our worship. To not give it away to the world, to idols, to false gods.

Thank You Lord!

Amen.

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