April 22, 2009 - Leviticus 22

Have you ever seen some of the things that are given to the church?  Some are old toys for children, some are items of furniture, and some are pianos.  The ones I am thinking of are the ones that are obviously passed any form of useful life, but rather than throw them away people give them to the church.  I think God addresses this kind of gift very early in His dealing with the children of Israel.  In reading Leviticus 22, God is very specific as to what kind of animal makes an appropriate gift for sacrifice and what does not make the grade.  It is, after all, an offering to God.  Is He not worthy of our best?  Why then do we think that we gain anything when we give Him, or His Bride, the things that are no longer good enough for use in our homes?