All of Me

Exodus 29:1-30:10

Yesterday we looked at priesthood as it applies to us today.  If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, born of His Spirit, you are in the position of a priest who can come directly into the presence of God.  You do not need to come through some other person. 

Because of this truth, the passages such as the one we are looking at today apply to us.  Here are some thoughts from this passage:

1.  Priests minister TO GOD (Ex. 29:1), not just to the people.  They have a VERTICAL dimension of ministry. 

2.  Just as anyone ministering to people needs to PREPARE THEMSELVES for that ministry, so we should PREPARE OURSELVES to minister to/toward God.

3.  SURRENDER and CONSECRATION are the preparations mandated in the New Testament.

4.  Every priest needs to be ANOINTED (Ex. 29:7).

These are a practical disciplines each of can do every morning.  Ex. 29:20 gives us an outline.  There are three areas that should be consecrated:  1) ear, 2) hand, and 3) foot.

The ear refers to what you are hearing -- what you are listening to.  A good priest dedicates his ears to hear FROM GOD.

The hand refers to what you do -- your actions -- what you set your hand to.  A good priest dedicates the WORKS of his/her hands to the Lord.

The foot refers to where we go -- not just physically, but also mentally.  We commit our PATHS to the Lord.

Lastly, this priest has been touched and filled with the Holy Spirit.  We each need to pray every morning, "Lord, fill me afresh with the Holy Spirit."

This is really powerful living.  Filled with God's power, hearing Him speak, doing His work, and going where He leads.  May this be your day today!!