*PREPARING GRAIN OFFERINGS

egbujorvictor (55)in #faith • 6 years ago

Today's Topic:
PREPARING GRAIN OFFERINGS

*📖Bible Reading:
Leviticus 2:1-10, 14, NLT:-
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1 “When you present grain as an offering to the Lord, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,
2 and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
3 The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord.
4 “If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.
5 If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.
6 Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering.
7 If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil.
8 “No matter how a grain offering for the Lord has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar.
9 The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
10 The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the Lord.
14 “If you present a grain offering to the Lord from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.

🔑 Key Verse:
“ When anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it ”

Leviticus 2:1, NKJV

The Message:
God does not want anybody to come before Him empty handed. Grain offerings are to be offered by the poor in the community. They are like meal offerings. It is possible to live without some luxuries of life but no one can claim to be alive without eating. As long as somebody is alive, the person can still be able to offer something to God. Grain offerings are to be fine flour (the best of the foodstuff) offered with oil (like our modern day butter) and frankincense (sweetener or perfume). If any offering is being presented to god, the best must be brought and it must be presented in the best way. This is when the offering will be holy and be a sweet aroma unto the Lord (vs. 2,3.9.10), which attracts His blessings.

Do you regard yourself as too poor to offer any offering unto the Lord? Some people think only salary earners can pay tithes and significant offerings to God. The Bible does not teach this. Some students and unemployed people are financially better than some salary earners. You can offer acceptable offering to God as long as you are able to get food on your table. Package your offering from your heart. Let it be a sweet offering unto the Lord. Whatever your condition may be, give God your best.

Birthday Blessing:
“For I will gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.”

Ezekiel 36:24

Read Bible Through Passage:
Numbers 19; Psalms 56-57; Isaiah 8-9:7; James 2.

Food for Thought:
“It is not about doing what we feel like. It is about doing what God says.”
–Joyce Meyer

💥Good morning beloved! How was your night?

Today, as you march forward in complete obedience, may the Lord open your eyes to see that HE has already provided what you ask HIM to give, in Jesus name.💥 (AMEN).

Do Enjoy a Great Thursday.

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