Remembrance of the Ultimate Sacrifice - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2026

The LORD is near - Saturday, July 2, 2023
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

Details

Remembrance of the Ultimate Sacrifice

The priest shall take from the oblation a memorial thereof, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering by fire to Jehovah of a sweet odor. And the remainder of the oblation shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is most holy of Jehovah's offerings by fire. No oblation which ye shall present to Jehovah shall be made with leaven; for no leaven and no honey shall ye burn in any fire-offering to Jehovah.
Leviticus 2:9-11 JND

Remembrance of the Ultimate Sacrifice
These verses remind us of the Lord Jesus whose whole life was a living sacrifice. During His life on earth, living among fallen and rebellious mankind, He was here as a Man who always honored God. In His obedience He was ready to go to the cross and die a shameful death; in His life and death He honored God to the utmost.

His life of complete devotion is illustrated in the oblationâ€”the meal-offering, or grain-offering. His perfect life led to His death on the cross where He satisfied all God's holy and righteous demands while taking our place as our perfect Substitute. Such a sacrifice needed to be prepared and given in complete separation from evilâ€”no leaven could be used. This implies that God wants the lives of those who offer such a sacrifice to be in tune with Him. He cannot accept any leaven of wickedness or hypocrisy in our lives. He wants, therefore, salt to be a part of such sacrifices. Salt is what preserves, what makes the meal tasty, and it speaks of reality rather than a show.

Honey, though good in natural relationships, has no place in such sacrifices. Natural preferences or influences, the tastes of human nature, are not to be linked with the oblation, which speaks of Christ's perfections. God's standards are good and holy: He wants the remembrance of this ultimate Sacrifice kept pure and holyâ€”for Himself as a memorial, and for us, priestly sons, as food, so that we feed on Christ and become like Him.

-- Alfred E. Bouter

More From Our Daily Devotional Archives

The LORD is near
for Sunday, December 1, 2013
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

Now before the feast of the Passover...

Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, loved them to the end
(John 13:1)

The opening verse of chapter 13 is introductory to the last discourses of our Lord. The...More

Open Heavens
for Thursday, December 5, 2013
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

UNCOVERING EVIL

The presence of the supernatural power of God in a church can take that church beyond limits.
It can also uproot the presence of evil in the midst of Gods children. In Acts 5, a couple were uprooted through this. If we are going to sanitise the church, we need the Holy Spirit. Just as we need Him to heal, save...More

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and...

The LORD is near
for Friday, December 6, 2013
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and...

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; ...More

The LORD is near
for Friday, December 27, 2013
by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr

THE NON-LYING GOD (2)

In the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time, but has manifested in its own due season His word.
(Titus 1:2-3)

THE NON-LYING GOD (2)
I can lie. Titus could too, and so could the Cretans. But God can not lie. I can deceive. But...More