Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Lord has done great things...

These are the regulations for the fellowship offering anyone may present to the LORD:
If they offer it as an expression of thankfulness, then along with this thank offering they are to offer thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with oil, and thick loaves of the finest flour well-kneaded and with oil mixed in. Along with their fellowship offering of thanksgiving they are to present an offering with thick loaves of bread made with yeast. They are to bring one of each kind as an offering, a contribution to the LORD; it belongs to the priest who splashes the blood of the fellowship offering against the altar. The meat of their fellowship offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day it is offered; they must leave none of it till morning.  (Lev 7:11-15)

One of the offerings given in Leviticus was the “thanksgiving offering”, which involved three types of bread:  an unleavened cake; a thin wafer; and a cake with mixed flour.  In a way these three cakes can represent the most sincere heart of thanks that a person can have:  “heart, soul, and mind” (Deut 6:5).  This to me represents a sense that we live our lives in a constant state of thanksgiving.  Despite our problems or difficulties, we realize that we have been touched by the Mercy King (thanks Fee!), and given new life! 

Another interesting aspect of this offering is that all of it had to be eaten that same day.  Nothing was to be kept until the next day.  This leaves the implication that the person would need some help eating all of that food – in other words it was a fellowship offering!  It was to be shared with others. What a great picture of our thanksgiving meal:  Coming together as family and friends, sharing a meal, expressing our thanks to God for all that He has done for us. 

I pray that you all have a blessed Thanksgiving.  Share your life with someone else this week - share in the fellowship offering!

The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. 
(Ps 126:3)

 ... till the whole world hears,

Pastor Clay

1 comment:

Dave said...

Good word brother!