Bring an offering and come before His courts

1. Bring an offering and come before His courts

The fifth integral component of true worship is that of “bring an offering and come before His courts.” I wonder how many people have come to the understanding that the main reason for having a holy convocation is to offer to the Lord the food for His offerings as we have been duly admonished saying: “These are the feasts of the LORD which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire to the LORD, a burnt offering and a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, everything on its day.”

Unfortunately, this offering has not been taken seriously and literally as it should be taken, because this offering, which in our new dispensation is the sacrificial body and blood of Jesus Christ is said to be besides or in addition to, the Sabbaths of the LORD, besides our gifts, besides all our vows, and besides all our freewill offerings which we give to the LORD” (Leviticus 23: 37-38).

This offering is the main objective for having a holy convocation, this is what grants us access to the inner court in the presence of the Father; it is the pre-requisite for having fellowship with one another, which is also with the Father and the Son. As explained by the apostle Paul who wrote; “I speak as to wise men; judge for your-selves what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread” (1 Corinthians 10: 15-17).

This is the new and living way by which we are able to draw near to the Father as indicated by the apostle Paul who wrote; “For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and un-profitableness, for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God” (Hebrews 7:18-19).

This better hope by which we are able to draw near to God is stated as follows; “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come --- In the volume of the book it is written of Me ---To do Your will, O God.' "

Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law), then He said, "Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10: 4-10).

The apostle Paul further endorsed this point by stating; “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching” (Hebrews 10:19-25).

The offering of the body and blood of Jesus Christ is the gateway to the Father; it is the literal and practical meaning to Christ’s statement when He said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” The way as explained by the apostle Paul is the body of Jesus Christ represented by the bread, the truth is Jesus Christ Himself the Word of God who is now seated at the right hand of the Father interceding on our behalf as our High Priest and the life is the blood of Jesus Christ represented by the wine. 

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To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Lucius Joseph