Priesthood

Yesterday and today I read Leviticus 7:28-11:11 and Mark 14:57-15:47. My favorite verses are:

Leviticus 8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Mark 15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

It is important that we obey God. It was especially important for the priests in the Old Testament because they represented God before the people. Aaron and his sons did everything commanded by God. God’s children are referred to in scripture as a “royal priesthood”. We too are responsible for obeying God because we are his representatives to the world. Lost people watch how Christians live, and their eternal souls may depend on what they see. If we are disobedient to God, we may cause one of these souls to follow our bad example and never receive salvation. Jesus set the perfect example, and the thieves who died on crosses on either side of Him had seen His life. One of them remembered that Jesus had done nothing to deserve death; he asked Jesus to forgive him for the sin in his life. Jesus, as He promised, forgave the man and gave him the gift of salvation. As we go through this day, may we consider everything we do as representing God to man. Perhaps it will help us to be obedient children.