Leviticus

At my church, we were challenged to read the Bible in a year, whether it be straight through, chronologically, or some other way you can think up. I'm reading it chronologically, and although I've fallen a few chapters behind, I'm still powering through.

I'm in the book of Leviticus right now, and let me say, I don't think Leviticus will ever be anyone's favorite book. Some say it's a snooze fest while others might say it's just a book full of rituals and routines God wanted the Israelites to do. I admit, I have found myself needing to go back to read a passage because it blew over my head of what God wanted in each ritual. One thing I think we should all take notice is the complexity and mindfulness it must have taken anyone to do what God was asking. I know if God one day showed up in our lives, to speak to us face to face, we would be sure to listen to what He had to say. This is why I think the content of the any book like Leviticus is relevant today. Not only is it a way to remind us of the promise God kept for Jesus Christ to come, but it shows the important element of our Christian walk. How are we living for God? Are we mindful of what He is telling us to do today? Can we imagine being told 27 chapters worth of rituals, steps to follow for those rituals, and list of laws to live by, from the Lord Himself, and be able to keep them all?

I think as Christians we need to slow down in our day and really think about each decision we make. Will we help the stranger on the street or will we walk away? Will we lend a helping hand to a friend or just leave our action to be prayer? What we need now is to remember how holy and how beautiful God is that we cannot fathom the intricate or magnitude of who He really is. If you are not sure where to even begin to try to imagine who He is, read Revelations 4 and 5. The picture of a God who is so holy, even creatures in heaven are hiding their faces from Him, intimidated by His holiness. Still not sure? Read Job 38-40! God questions a man who has been begging for answers about life. The questions are inconceivable to the man, but not to God.

See, this is what I think about a book like Leviticus. God has allowed it to still be relevant today not just so we know our history, but so we know how holy He is. To put to death those who disobeyed in seems severe, but once we think about, we remember how we all deserve death for what we have done against God. Today remember these questions if you are one of the people in church reading another Leviticus type of a book. How is the book relevant today? What does it say about God's holiness and who we are as human beings? This has made Leviticus less boring and more intriguing to me, believe it or not.

Thanks for reading!