Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:1-4; Matthew 5:14-16“Outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps before the Lord from evening to morning, continually.”— Leviticus 24:3The tabernacle was the place where God’s presence came to rest a
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 23:23-25“You are to have a day of sabbath rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts.”— Leviticus 23:24Do you ever feel distant from God? Sometimes busyness can crowd out so much of our lives that we forget to spend time with God in prayer or worship. The
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 23:15-22; Acts 2:1-4When the day of Pentecost came . . . they saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.— Acts 2:1-3Many of us view rules or laws negatively. Speed limits can seem to bog us down, and who wants to pay extra tax
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 23:9-14; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.— 1 Corinthians 15:20A member of my church was diagnosed recently with terminal cancer. Another family close to me is watching as dementia robs th
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 23:6-8; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8Let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.— 1 Corinthians 5:8For one week, some years ago, I owned all the bread in the Jewish community in Salem,
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 23:4-8“Tell your son, ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’”— Exodus 13:8Many people would rather avoid talking or thinking much about death, but the Bible is straightforward about this problem—and about God’s promises and acts of del
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 23:1-3“You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord.”— Leviticus 23:3Our culture tends to wear busyness like a badge of honor. We work long hours; we juggle family, church, and school responsibilities; and we take our work with us when we g
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 18:1-6; Hebrews 13:4-6“You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you.”— Leviticus 18:3Our culture today is immersed in sex. Many advertisements use suggestive messaging to promo
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 17:10-16“The life of a creature is in the blood. . . .”— Leviticus 17:11We have about 30 trillion blood cells moving through about 60,000 miles of blood vessels in our bodies. And if we lose more than 40 percent of our blood, our life will be at serious risk. The words
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 16:6-10, 20-22“The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.”— Leviticus 16:22Limburger cheese has a smell that is sometimes compared to sweaty feet. Even worse, the smell can linger long after the cheese
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 16:6-10, 15-19, 34“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.”— Leviticus 16:34When I was 12 years old, I told my father a lie—and I soon found that I had to tell more lies just to keep the first li
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 13:1-8; Matthew 8:1-4Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”— Matthew 8:3Rules in Leviticus about skin diseases and rashes may not make for the most comfortable reading—especially if we are reading this at mealtime. And there
