Day 35

Dec 5: Numbers 7
Up to this point in the old testament, a lot of sacrifices have been made to God. There have been a ton of animals sacrificed and it's necessary for people to come before God. A lot of the scripture has also been about how to prepare the sacrifices and what exactly to do to make it just right before presenting it to the Holy Lord. There's a lot of anointing of this, consecrating of that, blood here and there and overall it just seems like a very arduous process but obviously important nonetheless.
Chapter 7 in Numbers is a long chapter that's pretty redundant overall. It lists out all the sacrifices each of the 12 tribes makes to the tabernacle that Moses sets up. A ton of animals, a lot of gold, a lot of incense and a bunch of other things are sacrificed to God. I'm pretty thankful that we don't have to go through all of this to come before God. I can't really imagine doing all of that. But, Jesus came and saved us from our sins and also saved us from bloody sacrifices. He gives us direct access to God at all times. We can come before God whenever we want and wherever we are and He actually wants us to. Although we are fortunate not to have to do all that, I don't want to just take the easy way out and feel like I'm lucky in this sense. I want to get dirty for God in other areas. I want to feel uncomfortable in certain spots that will help me to grow and mature in him. I don't know exactly when or how that will happen but I'm sure it will. I just pray that God would guide me and that I would faithfully follow.