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Today's reading: Leviticus 7-9

"Then Moses presented the ram to the Lord for the whole burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head as Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram's blood and sprinkled it against the sides of the altar. Next he cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar. After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a whole burnt offering. It was an offering given to the Lord by fire, very pleasing to the Lord. All this was done just as the Lord had commanded Moses." Leviticus 8:22-24 NLT

Being a priest, or even an 'under-priest' took some, as my grandmother used to say, gumption.

    These men had to be obedient--to follow the Lord's directions.

    They had to be strong--to wrestle a ram, dead weight, into place.

    They had to be precise--to do the butchering they needed to do.

    They had to not be squeamish--there was a whole lot of blood.

    They had to be committed--every day, every single day.

    They had to be completely sold out--this was not a glamorous job.

There is no difference today for those of us serving the Lord!

We have to be obedient, remain strong in our convictions, precise in our living, not squeamish in regards to the ugly work sometimes required, committed to the Lord and absolutely surrendered to His will being the best route.

Being a servant of the Lord is not for the faint of heart--it's for those whose hearts are saved, changed, redeemed and at the beckon call of their King.