A life that honors God
“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. ~ Leviticus 22:31
Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, “Is what I am offering God in my daily life truly honoring Him?” Today’s reading reminds me that God cares about the way I come to Him and what I bring before Him. This chapter is not only about Old Testament sacrifices. It is about the heart behind my worship, my choices, and the way I approach God today. God is not demanding perfection. He is inviting me to bring Him my best because He knows that offering Him my best shapes the person I am becoming.
Here are three key points to consider:
1. Honor God with what you offer Him
In Leviticus 22, God gave instructions about presenting offerings that were whole and without blemish. He wanted His people to bring Him something that showed value and intentionality.
Choose one area of your life to give God your best in a practical way, such as setting aside intentional time with Him in the morning, choosing a positive attitude before your day begins, or giving someone kindness when you feel drained. These small but sincere offerings honor God and draw you closer to Him.
2. Protect what God has entrusted to you
The priests were responsible for handling holy things with care. God wanted them to treat what He gave them as valuable.
Identify something God has placed in your life that deserves greater care, such as your words, your relationships, or your personal character. Take one simple step today to guard that area, like slowing down before speaking or giving attention to someone who needs encouragement.
3. Come to God with a sincere heart
God did not want empty rituals. He wanted His people to approach Him with intention and reverence. Today, God still welcomes me to come close with honesty, openness and love.
Before you pray or study the Word, pause and ask, “God, I give You my heart today. Help me come before You with transparency and faith.” This sets a tone of humility and peace that prepares you to hear His voice.
For years, I thought offering God my best meant being flawless. I felt pressure to perform, and when I fell short, I felt unworthy. However, now I realized that God was not asking me to be perfect. He was asking me to be present and open, allowing Him into every area of my heart and life. When I began offering Him simple, intentional moments, whether it was a quiet prayer in the car or choosing a godly response in a difficult moment, I felt His peace grow in my life. Those small choices changed my heart more than any attempt to impress Him ever could. God met me in every honoring offering, no matter how small it looked to me.
Today I want to encourage you to give God your best in the simple things. Your honoring heart matters to Him. Your daily offerings, your choices, and your desire to please Him are precious in His sight. Let this chapter remind you that God sees value in what you choose to offer Him and He honors those who honor Him.
Today’s scripture reading:
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane My holy name by what they dedicate to Me: I am the Lord.
3 Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while he has uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.
4 ‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a leper or has a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings until he is clean. And whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen,
5 or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be—
6 the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat the holy offerings unless he washes his body with water.
7 And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, because it is his food.
8 Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord.
9 ‘They shall therefore keep My ordinance, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I the Lord sanctify them.
10 ‘No outsider shall eat the holy offering; one who dwells with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat the holy thing.
11 But if the priest buys a person with his money, he may eat it; and one who is born in his house may eat his food.
12 If the priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings.
13 But if the priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food; but no outsider shall eat it.
14 ‘And if a man eats the holy offering unintentionally, then he shall restore a holy offering to the priest, and add one-fifth to it.
15 They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,
16 or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ”
17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering—
19 you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats.
20 Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf.
21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it.
22 Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord.
23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
24 ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land.
25 Nor from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as the bread of your God, because their corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”
26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
27 “When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord.
28 Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her and her young on the same day.
29 And when you offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will.
30 On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord.
31 “Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord.
32 You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you,
33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”
Journal:
- What is one area of my life where I want to offer God something better than before?
- What has God entrusted to me that I need to handle with more care?
- How can I approach God with greater sincerity this week?
- What small, intentional offering can I give God today that will draw me closer to Him?
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