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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Leviticus 9:1-24
The Epistle to the Hebrews brings before us the High Priest who was suited for us, "holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners . . . (Hebrews 7:26). What a contrast with Aaron, the "priest taken from among men" mentioned in the same epistle as needing to offer sacrifices for sin not only for the people but also "for himself" (Hebrews 5:1-3). That is what we see him doing here. Before being able to occupy himself about the sins of the people, Aaron is obliged to settle before God the question of his own sins. It is a general principle, the importance of which the Lord reminds us of in His "sermon on the mount". To be able to pull out the mote which is in our brother’s eye, it is first necessary to cast out the beam in our own eye (Matthew 7:3-5).
The end of the chapter shows us how, once propitiation has been made and the question of sin settled, blessing can come to the people through the Author of it, the glory of God can show itself, and joy can be freely expressed. Such are also the happy consequences of the cross of Christ in our day for the people of God. May God teach us to appreciate them and to respond in the same way!
