Mon.’s Devo - The Soil

Read: Leviticus 7:28-9:6; Mark 3:31-4:25; Psalm 37:12-29; Proverbs 10:5
Once God had given them instructions for the different offerings, they did them just as the Lord had instructed. First, Moses consecrated Aaron and his sons by washing them, putting on their new priestly clothes, and anointing Aaron’s head. This is the picture of salvation. We are washed from our sins by the blood of Jesus, then we are given the robe of righteousness and the armor of God as given in Ephesians 6. Lastly, God’s anoints us for his service.
The priests first offered sacrifices for their own sins. Moses took the blood from the sacrifice and put it on the lobes of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. This was to symbolize their hearing being sanctified so they could hear God’s voice, the works of their hands being sanctified so they could do the works of God, and their walk being sanctified. He also sprinkled blood on all sides of the altar. Moses placed some of the fat and the bread in the hands of the priest and had them wave them before the Lord. The wave offering was done up and down then side to side, making the sign of the cross. The ordination listed seven days where the priests were to stay at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting day and night. This is the place we are to be our whole lives - at the door of God. Jesus is that door and we are to abide in him all our lives.
On the eighth day they were to offer a sacrifice and the Lord would appear to them. On the eighth millennium, we will tabernacle with the Lord and see him face to face. We will see him in his glory.
In Mark, Jesus leveled the field. He showed no favorites - even family. He honored his mother and father but he knew his mission and his mother knew his mission also.
Jesus gave his most important parable about the seed and the sower. Every other teaching hinges on this parable because if you do not have good soil, nothing you read or hear about the truth will stick or bear fruit. But if you do have good soil, you will be given more and more seed and you will prosper in every way.
Lord, help us to have fertile soil to plant your seed.