Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
We can’t place upon God the same standards we would put on others because God is the standard setter.
God can be jealous and righteous. I cannot.
That’s because there is none like or beside God. I could never expect someone to put me above all else in the world because I am not above all else in the world. God is.
God can be vengeful and righteous. I cannot.
That’s because God is the standard of righteousness. He is sinless, just, and holy. He alone determines good and evil and the consequences and rewards of each.
I notice in our text that God speaks of
- My offering
- My bread
- My sacrifice
- Unto me
God can claim these things and focus our attention on Him alone because He is alone. There is none else besides Him.
The temptation to compare ourselves with God results from the original sin and a product of the corrupt nature. Satan was correct when he said that the day Adam and Eve ate the fruit, they would become “as gods, knowing good and evil.” They did not become Gods, only as gods.
Everything belongs to God. Praise God! He graciously provides for us.
May we then obediently worship Him.
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