SACRED ANOINTING OIL AND INCENSE
Keywords 30:31
Say to the Israelites, 'This is to be my
sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.
1. Worship in God’s Tabernacle was multi-sensory. It had
sounds, sights, and even smells! A specially blended oil was to anoint all the
articles of the tabernacle, including the priests themselves. The scent set them
apart as sacred to the LORD—they even smelled holy. What God made holy needed to be set apart in
every single way to him alone. Our lives should follow God’s example, walking in the way of love,
just as Christ loved us and gave himself as a fragrant offering (Eph 5:1-2).
2. The incense burned twice daily also
had its own unique blend—a set apart fragrance pleasing to the LORD. Prayer required this
fragrance, burned only where God met with the priests. Our prayer should also
be sacred incense (Rev 5:8).
Prayer Father, thank you that my awareness and enjoyment of you is
multi-sensory, impacting every area of my life. Help me set apart time, space,
and actions as holy and sacred to you. May my life be used to spread the aroma
of Christ everywhere (2Co 2:14).
One Word May my life be a fragrant offering
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