Living a Life Worth Living – Writings by Robin McKinley
The Book of Leviticus in the Old Testament part of the Bible is about the law of God. The law teaches us that God is holy. The Book of Leviticus contains many rules for the Hebrew people. But we do not obey all the rules in Leviticus today, because we trust Jesus (see Galatians 3:23-25).
The Book of Leviticus also describes the duties of priests during the time of the Old Testament. And, in chapter 23, there is a list of special holidays, when the Hebrew people praised God together.
God also told the people that they must kill animals. And, they gave these animals to God. The people did this so that God would forgive their evil deeds. This teaches us why Jesus had to die. Jesus died so that today, God forgives our evil deeds. We must confess our evil deeds to God. And we must invite God into our lives.
The focus of this devotion is always difficult to write about. The reason? The subject is sin which people don’t want to talk about. But it goes even deeper and talks about unintentional sin. Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally … Read more
God gave the nation of Israel some options to live by in today’s chapter. He said follow my rules and you can live a nice life. If you don’t follow my rules then you will suffer. In other words, may the blessings of the Lord be upon you. “I will walk among you; I will … Read more
Many areas of life today are built around some sort of compromise. The political and the business worlds each use it to accomplish their goals. Sadly some Christians compromise in their godly values. With the Lord, however, there is no compromising. That is why you must focus your life on all the requirements of God. … Read more
Our sacrifice of praise is a sweet aroma to the Lord.