Leviticus 10:1-3
Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron,
each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered
unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. 2 And fire
came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among those who
are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be
glorified.’” And Aaron held his peace.
Not all sacrifice is equal. God does not
receive whatever we bring, there are specifics provided regarding type and time.
Sincerity is better than hypocrisy, but one can be sincere while also being
sincerely wrong. One thing we learn here is that sacrifices must be sincere,
but they must be more than merely sincere. Our dealings with God are determined
by how He has determined and declared to us to come to Him. He initiates, we
respond.
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