Sun.’s Devo - The Old Verses the New

Read: Leviticus 6:1-7:27; Mark 3:7-30; Psalm 37:1-11; Proverbs 10:3-4 Lying or deceiving, robing or extorting from another person was not only a sin against them but against the Lord. The guilty person must restore what he has stolen and add one-fifth to it. Then he must atone to the Lord by bringing a ram without blemish from his flock. *** The priest must burn the burnt offering on the altar all night. In the morning the priest must put on his linen garments and take the ashes and put them beside the altar. Then he was to take off his garments and put on other garments and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. The brazen altar was always to have the fire burning. *** The instructions of the grain offering were this: the priest would take a handful of fine flour from the grain offering with the oil and frankincense on it. They would burn it on the altar for a sweet smelling offering. What was left of the offering was given to the priests to make unleavened bread and eat in the holy place. On the day the priest was to serve, he was to offer an offering to the Lord from this grain. *** The sin offering was to be killed where the burnt offering was killed. The priest was to eat it in the holy place. Everyone who touched its flesh must be holy. Any garment that has blood from that offering on it must be washed. The earthen vessel in which it was boiled must be broken and if it was boiled in a bronze pot, it was to be scoured and rinsed with water. Any meat with blood still in it was to be burned on the fire. *** The difference of the trespass offering was that its blood was to be sprinkled all around the altar. The fat and two kidneys were to be taken out and burned on the altar. Every male must eat the offering in the holy place. *** The peace offering was to be eaten in the first two days by the priests. The people were not to eat any fat or blood from the offerings. *** All of these laws were to point to Christ and his atoning sacrifice. He consumes our sin when we offer it up to him. He cleanses us and we are then holy. *** In Mark, Jesus went to the areas around Galilee preaching, healing and delivering the people. He warned the evil spirits not to make his identity as the Son of God known. He kept a boat ready in case he needed to escape being crushed by the crowds. *** Jesus called his twelve disciples: Simon Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddeus, Simon, and Judas and sent them out to preach. He gave them power to heal sicknesses and cast out demons. *** The scribes followed him from Jerusalem and when he had drawn a crowd they accused him of having a demon. They said that that was how he could cast out demons. Jesus asked the how Satan could cast out Satan. If a kingdom or a house is divided against itself, it would not stand. If Satan is risen up against him self then he wont’ be able to stand either. No one can plunder the goods of a strong man’s house unless he first binds the strong man. Then he could plunder his house. *** Jesus was explaining that he was binding Satan and taking his people back (plundering his house). *** Then Jesus went on to say that all the sins of men would be forgiven but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirt never has forgiveness and is subject to eternal condemnation. Jesus was saying that man can be forgiven of all sins, even blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, but evil spirits cannot be saved they are eternally condemned. They are the ones who blaspheme the Holy Spirit. *** Lord, thank you for the cross and forgiveness. Thank you that we can stand holy and righteous before you in humility and thanks giving.