Numbers–I keep going back and reading about the gifts at the altar. The hair that was cut and placed by those who followed the Nazirite law. The silver platters, the silver basins, the gold incense containers … bulls, rams, lambs, goats and grain. Offerings and sacrifices.
When a thought loop wanted to take me down an old and tired path, the Lord reminded me to rejoice and praise. He keeps me grounded. He shows me all that I have in him. Yesterday I prayed to him, “Don’t let me be distracted by this stone in my path, but help me to have a kingdom focus.”
Hebrews–Keep on … Don’t forget … Remember … I urge you to pay attention …
- Keep loving each other.
- Show hospitality to strangers.
- Remember the imprisoned and mistreated.
- Give honor to marriage.
- Remember leaders who taught you the word of God.
10 We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat. 11 Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp. 12 So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood. 13 So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore. 14 For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.
15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. 16 And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. Hebrews 13:10-16, NLT (emphasis mine)
God of peace.
20 Now may the God of peace—
who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus,
the great Shepherd of the sheep,
and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—
21 may he equip you with all you need
for doing his will.
May he produce in you,
through the power of Jesus Christ,
every good thing that is pleasing to him.
All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21, NLT
Lord, if I look too long at an enemy’s work, the obstacle becomes my focus instead of The Way. Help me, Father, to have a kingdom focus. If I focus on what is wrong, I lose sight of all that is right. I want to keep my eyes on you. You equip me with all I need for doing your will. You will never fail me or abandon me. Thank you for grace.
Courtney (66books365)
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