Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Reconciled
Date: Sunday January 29, 2012
Today's Chapters: Leviticus 5-7
Preview of Today's Message: We are all sinners saved by grace. So, when we mess up, what happens? We make it right with God, we reconcile our relationship with Him through confession. All Scripture quoted from the King James Version.

Hello My Friend,

The word ignorant is defined as lacking in knowledge, training, or awareness. Being ignorant or lacking in knowledge means that we are capable of learning. I use to say, “Sometimes not knowing is better off than knowing.”, but usually I found out that knowing would have kept me getting caught up in a mess. I do not know how many people I have talked to when asked, “If you were to die today, do you that you would be in heaven?” respond with, “When I die, I die, that's it.” No, that is not it. The flesh dies, but there is also soul inside every person and if that soul does not know Jesus Christ than that soul will end up in a lake of fire much more horrific than the thought of being in hell. “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” -Revelation 21:7,8.

Yesterday we talked about sin, meat, and peace offerings, today we are going to talk about trespass offerings. Trespass offerings were offerings given for specific sins, something that they knowingly knew they did. Now, if a person knowingly sinned, meaning they were not ignorant to what they were doing, they would be subject to some major affliction until they admitted their sin before God. “And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:” - Leviticus 5:1-5.

Confession of sin is the only way we can not only get right with God, but ourselves and others as well. If we are knowingly living in sin everyone else around us is affected. Until we come clean it only gets worse, just like any parent, the punishment is less severe when we admit what we did. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:9.

Now God gives the instruction of the trespass offering, “If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein: Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,..And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein.” - Leviticus 6:2-4,6,7.

The trespasses here mentioned, still are trespasses against the law of Christ, which insists as much upon justice and truth, as the law of nature, or the law of Moses. Trespass against our neighbor is trespass against God, because it is an offense to our Savior who has redeemed us commanded that we should love our neighbor as ourselves. “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” - John 13:34,35.

There is no difference between sin committed unknowingly or knowingly, it is all sin to God and cause for redemption. It is wise to go before God and ask Him to reveal any hidden sin, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” - Psalm 139:23,24. However, if a person gets saved and continues to live in sin with the attitude that “No matter what I do I am saved so, I am going to do it anyway.” he will suffer more and more until he repents, turns away from the sin. “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” - 2 Peter 3:9.

Even those who live for God sin, we are not perfect nor will we be, that means we have to seek forgiveness too. God instructs Moses on how the priests were to give their offerings to God. “Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar...And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering. Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy. As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.” - Leviticus 7:1,2,5-7.

There are times in our lives when we just have to cry before God and say I am sorry, even if we have not done anything wrong that we can think of. I have a habit of keeping things that bother me all bottled up and when that happens I can feel estranged from God and everything else in my life too. When I get to that point I just cry out to God. He needs to hear our love and dependance of Him, there is no better way to be reconciled with God than by crying out to Him. “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” -James 4:8-10.

Today's Psalm: 86:5 - “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”

Today's Proverb: 28:13 - “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”

Today's Prayer: God, I know that I am a sinner saved by grace because I am simply believing in and trusting Your Son, Jesus to save me from hell and the lake of fire. As a child of God I know there are sacrifices that You ask of me, most especially to follow You and obey You no matter the cost. I can’t do this in my own strength, but I know I can do them in Christ's. Circumstances will test me, but I know I can overcome them with Your Son. I am determine to remain faithful to You so that my faith will grow and my Christian walk will be strengthened. I will not be ashamed, but rather glory in the amazing transformation You are in me. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Enjoy the rest of your day/night.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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