Blemished Sacrifices - NO!

Blemished Sacrifices – NO!
Sacrifices of Praise – Yes!
Our scriptures are found in the Books of Malachi; Hebrews; Romans and 1st Peter.
{Malachi Chapter 1:1, 2, and 6-8}:
(1.An oracle: The Word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi (My Messenger.)
(2. ”I have loved you,” says the Lord….
(6.A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due Me?” says the Lord Almighty. “It is you, O priest, who despise My name. “ But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
(7.”You place defiled food on My altar…..

Have you ever gone shopping in the produce section of your local grocery?
Do you find yourself being very selective in your choice of vegetables or fruit?
You obviously want to get the best for your table when shopping.

(7. but you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ “By saying, that the Lord’s table is contemptible.
(8.When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong?
When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong?
Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you?
Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.
{Proverbs 15:8} The word of God says.
(8.The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases Him.

What we find throughout our society and throughout the world is man's failure to communicate with the Lord in a way that shows the reverence, love, and respect that is due the Lord from man whom He has created.
We live in a society that wants to ask for the best of everything from the Lord, receive the best of everything from the Lord, expects the best of everything from the Lord, but gives the least of everything to the Lord.

When Araunah the Jebusite saw King David, {1st Ch 21:20} he bowed down to King David and said,
{1st Ch 21:23}”Take it! Let my lord the King do whatever pleases him. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sleds for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering. I will give all this.”
But King David had the reverence, love, and respect for God that would not allow him to place defiled food on God’s altar.
King David said to Araunah the Jebusite,
{1st Ch21:24} But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price.
I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”

We must aspire to be like King David, we must revere, love, and respect the Lord so deeply that we refuse to offer any form of sacrifice to Him that we have not paid the cost for. We must not defile the altar of God.

Paul of Tarsus goes beyond even the sincerity of King David. Paul suggests to Christians that they give themselves as living sacrifices to the Lord.

{Romans12:1,2} (1.Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – which is your spiritual worship.
(2.Do not conform any longer to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - His good , pleasing and perfect will.

By offering ourselves as a living sacrifice to God, we are privileged to know His perfect will for us. And as Peter tells us, {1st Peter 2:4.5} we will be able to offer spiritual sacrifices to God that are acceptable to Him.

{1st Peter 2:4,5} (4.As you come to Him, the Living Stone, rejected by men-but chosen by God and precious to Him-...
(5.You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

And so, we find ourselves holding the key to open the door to the blessings of God through sacrifice. For unlike in days of old when man offered the body and blood of an animal as a sacrifice, we have a High Priest who has made the ultimate sacrifice for us. {Heb 13:11 -16

{Heb 13:11-16} (11. The high priest carries blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.
(12. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through His own blood..
(1. Let us, then, go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore..
(14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come..
(15. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the fruit of lips that confess His name..
(16. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Amen.

Heavenly Father, We Praise and Honor You

Heavenly Father, we give praise and honor to You today and we greet you in the mighty and powerful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In Your word Lord, Mark 16:20, You said that one of the signs that follows us who believe is that, in Your name we will place hands on the sick and they will be healed.
Father, in the name of Jesus, we place hands on those dear and near to us and we claim healing of their body in the name of Jesus.
As You did in Mark 9:25 Lord, when You healed the blind man and restored his sight by laying your hand on his eyes, we touch the place of infirmity on the body of one who is much loved and we claim healing in the name of Jesus.
We count it done in Jesus name.
Praise God, thank You Lord, glory to You our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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To Us - Who Are Gentiles

In the book of Ephesians, Paul insist that those of us who are Gentiles no longer live as Gentiles, Eph.4:17, but that we be very careful how we live, Eph.5:15. Paul admonishes us to, "not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."
One of the most important things we must do to understand the Lord's will is to know what is not the Lord's will.
In the book of Proverbs 6:16,17, and 18, we find that "there are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Prov.6:17, haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Prov. 6:18, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and, a man who stirs up descension among brothers.
You say, Preacher, how do we no longer live as Gentiles, how do we avoid the seven things that are detestable to the Lord?
Again we turn to Paul's writing to the Ephesians, about where they had come from and also, where they should be seeking to go, Paul commands the Gentiles to, Eph.6:10, "finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power, Ep.6:11, put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." Paul enlightens us by letting us know, Eph.6:12, "for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Paul says, that we are to, Eph.6:13, Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything to stand, Hallelua, Eph.6:14, stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, (this will give you the ability to ward off haughty eyes and lying lips), with the breastplate of righteousness in place, (this will avoid a heart that devises wicked schemes), and Eph.6:15, with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace, (this will prevent feet that are quick to rush into evil).
And, Eph.6:16, in addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, glory to God, with the shield of faith, you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Isn't it just wonderful to know that we are inheritors of the kingdom of God. We no longer need live as Gentiles. Praise God. Amen.

Listen To His Voice

We are fortunate that John chose to be obedient to God.
Though he was stranded alone on the Isle of Patmos, he didn't
obsess over his own plight, but the plight of all mankind.
John listened to the voice of God. John received a message and
a mission as a result of listening obediently to the voice of the Lord.
Because of John's obedience, we are blessed by his vision and enlightened
as to times that will surely come to pass.
We must all be obedient and listen to the voice of the Lord while He can be heard.

"And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful."
(Revelation 21:3-5).

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