Regard It As Holy

My Small Group Leader friends came to mind as I was reading from Numbers 18 this morning about the duties of the priests and Levites… Aaron’s line. They had special service before the Lord. They alone had special access to the most Holy place. And, they alone were allowed to partake of Holy offerings. But, the LORD told them “You must regard it has Holy.”

I was remembering how far away that line of priests fell from God’s original plans by the days of Nehemiah. There were many factors that pulled the most precious line of priests away from the call the Lord had on their lives. I suspect the worst was they had forsaken their first love… and that gave the enemy the foothold he needed to draw them away. They left the temple work to panel their houses and plant their own fields. (Living for self… right?) What struck me as I read it today was God’s command that they must REGARD their most special call as Holy, or set apart. I think he was telling them to not let the world or their own thoughts or even the enemy tempt them into minimizing the importance of the work they are doing before the LORD.

And, that is what I am writing about today. We are servants of the Most High God and have received a call to serve as a priest (if you will) in His Very Important Ministry. The world, the enemy, and sometimes even our parents and co-workers will minimize our service. They will liken it to other volunteer works or act as if we are wasting our time…. But YOURS is the REAL DEAL. Each of the ladies He has place in your care is precious to Him. He died for them. And the work that the LORD is doing through you is life-giving… and life-changing. And, there is a strong reason that the enemy doesn’t want you to remember that… so, I wanted to take a moment from my DC stuff and remind you. You are loved by the Lord Most High, and He has assigned you a most precious call. Your service to Him is so very important… for now and for eternity. And, the ladies in your group need you… to be faithful, to be faith-filled and to love them with Christ’s love and in His power.

“To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. (Rev. 1:5b-6) I hope you have a blessed evening and a wonderful week of refreshment. Remember to send me your prayer requests.