Now
since God and His laws are immutable and God is impartial and shows no
favoritism the same way Aaron and his sons attained holiness by eating of those
things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them which
was the copy and shadow of the reality, in like manner, in order for us to
present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, we have to
eat of those things with which the atonement was made which is in reality, the
body and blood of Jesus Christ.
I
think that the apostle Paul made it abundantly clear when He wrote; “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” (Hebrews 10:19-23).
Partaking
of the body and blood of Jesus Christ at His appointed times; with Jesus Christ
serving as our High Priest is the new and living way by which we can draw near
to the Father. People often quote the scripture which reads; “I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”, but fail to
understand the practical application of this scripture. Jesus is the new and
living way to the Father through His flesh represented by the unleavened bread,
He is the truth, as the Word of God Who is now seated at the right hand of the
Father interceding for us, and He is the life through His blood. “For the life
of the flesh is in the blood, and God has given it to us upon the altar to make
atonement for our souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul”
(Leviticus 17:11).
It
is also imperative to note that, the main objective for having a holy
convocation is to offer the Lord the food for His offerings for this is what
gives us access to the throne of grace, 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
---besides the Sabbaths of the LORD, besides your gifts, besides all your vows,
and besides all your freewill offerings which you give to the LORD” (Leviticus 23: 37-38).
Please
note carefully that, the main objective for having a holy convocation is to
offer the Lord His offering which is besides or in addition to any other gifts
or offerings one would like to offer to the Lord and it is the new and living
way by which one can draw near to the Father.
To be continued
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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