Sun.’s Devo - Our Offerings

Read: Numbers 28:16-29:40; Luke 3:23-38; Psalm 62:1-12; Proverbs 11:18-19
Drink offerings and offerings by fire are continuous themes throughout the Bible. Oil and wine are also themes we see. The water stands for humanity, life, baptism, cleansing and repentance. Fire stood for sanctification, refining, zeal and judgment. Oil stood for the anointing of the Holy Spirit and wine stood for the blood of Jesus, joy, and the new covenant. They were constantly making these offerings… on the Sabbath, the first of the month, at feasts and some daily. This is reminding us that at the beginning of any thing we are to offer ourselves anew to the Lord. Sometimes, I find myself having to do this several times a day.
God took his feasts very seriously. I have explained their significance several times before but it is amazing how many times the Bible goes over the feasts and what to do on them. I talked to a man this past week who gave me a booklet explaining how everything is pointing toward Jesus coming back this Roshashana. I tried to tell him that though I found this authors research fascinating, Jesus was not coming back this year. We still have to learn to rule and reign on the earth as sons of God doing the works of Jesus. Do not be deceived about the times we are living in. We are living in the Kingdom age where heaven is coming down to earth. We are not going up to heaven…yet.
Notice that on the feast of Trumpets (the feast of Jesus’ return and the rapture) there is an offering every day for seven days. After Jesus returns, many will be offering sacrifices to the Lord and repenting of their sins. It will be a time of great harvest.
In Luke we have Joseph’s genealogy. He was from the tribe of Judah which was the kingly tribe. Mary was from the tribe of Levi making Jesus both a priest and a king. Luke traces Joseph’s line back to Adam who was the son of God. Adam was a type of Jesus who was the son of God.
Lord, we join with the Psalmist in saying our soul waits upon You. You are our rock and our salvation and we offer ourselves to You today to use however You see fit. We trust in You and we will not be moved.