THANK YOU JESUS FOR BLESSING ME
Leviticus 23:9-14, 22
WHEN THE LORD SPEAKS, WE SHOULD LISTEN
V:9. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
A. When the Lord speaks, you and I should listen carefully
and take heed.
1. It is according
to God's great love for us that He gives us instruction.
2. The abundance
of His grace and mercy imparted to us depends on our
obedience.
B. The Bible is our rule of life.
1. God has
preserved in His Word instructions for successful Christian
living.
2. His Word is forever and does not change
with time.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUTING GOD FIRST
V:10 "Speak to the sons of Israel
A. The Israelites while still in the desert, were given
instructions on how to praise God
and give Him
thanks tangibly from their harvest.
1. They were
instructed to bring to the Priest a sheaf ( a stalk with grain still attached)
2. The sheaf
brought to the priest was the first of the harvest from the field.
B. Before they started the harvest, the men were instructed
to bring the first sheaf
to the Lord.
1. Notice it was
the men who lead the worship of the Lord.
2. Most of us are
not farmers, but the first breath we take in the morning
we can thank God
and give Him praise.
C. While we are waiting for an answer to our prayer we can
give God a
thank you.
1. God has blessings
awaiting us at the start of each day.
2. We ought to
dedicate to the Lord our praise and worship first
thing in
morning.
PROCEDURES FOR BLESSING GOD
V:11,-12 'He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord for you to
be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
12 'Now on the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer
a male lamb one year old without defect for a burnt offering to the Lord."
A. God established the method and the procedure for us to
bless Him
1, First he
required a Wave Offering.
a. It was a
thank you Father for breaking my chains
b. Thank you
Father for freeing me from the bondage of sin,
c. Thank you
Father for your provisions.
d. Thank you
Father for keeping your promises.
THE SYMBOLS OF JESUS
2. Second was a burnt offering.
a. The male lamb was the scapegoat for our
sins
b. The sins of
the nation were transferred to the lamb.
c. It
represented the unblemished nature of Jesus our sacrificial lamb.
d. To the
Israelites it was a reminder of the lambs blood that they
put on
their door post for the death angel to Passover them
before
their release from slavery
V:13 'Its grain offering shall then be two-tenths of an ephah
of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire to the Lord for a soothing
aroma, with its drink offering, a fourth of a hin of wine. "
A. The third and forth offerings were a grain offering and a
drink offering.
1.The grain
offering reminds me of Jesus as the bread of life.
2. The drink
offering of wine reminds me of the blood Jesus shed on
the cross for
the atonement of our sins.
a. The grain
and the wine offering may also represent our fellowship
with the
Lord Jesus.
b. It through
His bruised body and His shed blood on the cross that we
access to
Him.
3. The oil may
represent the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
4. The soothing
aroma may represent prayers of the saints.
B. Putting God first is a way of recognizing that all the
good in our lives comes
from Him.
1. Putting God
first is our way of honoring God for who He is and What
He has in
store for us.
2. Putting God
first is our way of showing our gratefulness
BLESSING GOD BEFORE EATING
V:14 'Until this same day, until you have brought in the
offering of your God, you shall eat neither bread nor roasted grain nor new
growth. It is to be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your
dwelling places. "
A. This reminds us that we are to thank God before every
meal.
1. Starting our
day by putting God first reminds us of our dependence on Him
2. Saying a prayer
before our meals reminds us that God is our provider.
B. God reminds that our gratefulness is to be continuous as
long as we live.
1. God is
everywhere we go, ready to bestow His blessing upon us.
2. We have to stay
mindful that we are obligated to praise and worship the Lord
continuously
3. God's statues
never change and are never to be diminished.
PROVIDING FOR THE POOR
Leviticus 23:22
V.22 "When you
reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners
of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them
for the needy and the alien. I am the Lord your God."
A. God blesses us so that we can bless those who have needs.
1. God's blessings
are not all about us.
2. It is our job
to draw others to Christ with our generosity.
B When we give to the poor, God rewards our giving with
additional
blessings.
Rev M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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