Do you believe in second chances?
God does. It's definitely one of His characteristics shown throughout the Bible. If you already read today's passage, you may wonder why I'm writing about this topic today...since we read another passage filled with rituals and animal guts. However, one of the ceremonies in these chapters was Aaron's ordination as a high priest.
Maybe you're still puzzled by my initial question. Aaron was Moses' brother. Even in the movie "The Ten Commandments," he's the good guy next to Moses who talks with Pharoah and helps Moses lead the Israelites out of slavery. All true.
But Aaron was also involved in a MAJOR debacle that almost cost his life and the lives of all the Israelites. In Exodus 32, Aaron did something that was a major slap in the face to God Himself--he made an idol. He led the people in worshipping a false god. Yet in this passage, the former idol maker/worshipper is anointed to the highest spiritual role of his time. God makes Aaron the spiritual leader of a nation. Whoa--talk about a major turnaround!
I love a verse in today's passage that sums up God's forgiving heart. His desire is for us to come near to Him. He's a God who gives second chances:
"To the one who comes near me,
I will show myself holy;
Before all the people,
I will show my glory."
Tomorrow: Leviticus 11-13
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