Don’t Be Common

“Do not bring shame on my holy name, for I will
display holiness among the people of Israel.”
Leviticus 22:32

My Take Aways

Something Old:

20:23
“Do not live according to the customs of the people I am driving out before you.”
Don’t be common.  Don’t live like those around me-good or bad.

Something New:

Set yourselves apart means to consecrate, to sanctify; to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate

consecrate

• to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
• to devote or dedicate to some purpose: a life consecrated.

How do I avoid being common-in this world but not of this world?

• Set myself apart from the things of this world.
• Set myself apart from the people of this world.
• Set myself apart from the places of this world.

Self-Examination Questions

1. What am I watching?
2. What am I reading?
3. What am I listening to?
4. Who am I listening to?
5. Who am I spending time with?
6. What are my conversations like?
7. Where do I spend my time?
8. How do I spend my money?

2 Peter 1:3
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.”

Did you notice the word “all?” Everything we need He has already provided. Isn’t that cool? He wants us to be holy and set apart.  He asks us to do to this and also provides the means in which we need to obey Him

Something to Do

Don’t be common!

 

2010

Set Myself Apart

“Set yourself yourselves apart to be holy. for I am the LORD your God. Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the LORD who makes you holy.”
Leviticus 20:7-8

 

 

My Take Aways

Something Old
Leviticus 20:8
To keep His commands I must live them out-put them into practice.

Something New
Leviticus 20:5-6
Spiritual prostitution
New term and new concept. Not one I am fond of.

Something to Do
Oh, I want to be faithful to only you dear Jesus. Forgive for my unfaithfulness.

Day	54
Remaining	311

 

In the Blood

“It is in the blood, given in exchange of life, that makes purification possible.”
Leviticus 17:11b

My Take Aways

Something Old:

Leviticus 19:2b
You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
We can’t be holy without Him-it is impossible.

Something New:

19:18, 33
But love you neighbor as yourself. (First time I noticed this phrase in the OT.)

Life is in the Blood
“It is the blood, given in exchange of life, that makes purification possible.”
Leviticus 17:11b
soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion

Life is Obedience
18:5
“If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them, I am the LORD.” (shall live in the them-KJV)
to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health

Life is Because of Jesus
John 3:16 (Amplified Bible)
^“For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.”

every living being; life real and genuine, a life active and vigorous, devoted to God, blessed, in the portion even in this world of those who put their trust in Christ, but after the resurrection to be consummated by new accessions (among them a more perfect body), and to last for ever

Something to Do:

Today I am so thankful for the beautiful harmony of the Old and New Testament.

 

2010

 

Life Exchange

“For the life of the body is in its blood, I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.”
Leviticus 17:11

 

My Take Aways:

Something Old
Leviticus 17:11
The life “blood” drained from Jesus in exchange for my life.

Something New
Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the body is in its blood.
I never paid attention to this verse or its significance.

Something to Do
Sing “Nothing but the Blood” for my audience of One.

Day	53
Remaining	312

A Mildew Issue

“The owner of such a house then go to the priest and says ‘It appears that my
house has some mildew.’”
Leviticus 14:35

My Take Aways

Something Old:

Leviticus 14:33
When we arrive in Canaan…not if.  We will get to our Promised Land.  The road is paved with obedience, submission, and allegiance to the one and only God.

Something New:

• Sometimes God has to completely tear down before restoration can begin.
• Sometimes corruption/contamination can’t be visible seen.  It can only be found by taking things out and apart.

Restoration

• The act of restoring [action-it is a process-does not happen all at once] renewal, revival, or reestablishment.
• the state or fact of being restored.
• a return of something to a former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition.

Something to Do:

Go to my High Priest say, “My house has a mildew problem…”

I celebrate God’s powerful Word today.  In the depth Leviticus, the Old Testament law, He speaks to us today.  WOW!

Day	52
Remaining	313

Unpriestly Conduct