Today's Reading:- Leviticus 23-27
- Psalm 61-64
- Isaiah 61-66
- Mark 1-2
- 2 Corinthians 6-8
Perhaps the big question today is: Will Casey be able to keep up with his 60-day Bible Reading Plan while on vacation? Yesterday was another day skipped...I only have two more days I can throw away before I have to start doubling up on my reading days. But I will tell you the answer to the question is this: I will keep up with my reading plan. Blogging about it may be another story.
Finishing up Leviticus, there was a thought that occurred to me, a thought that went along with so many other thoughts I've had recently. Under the codified regulations regarding giving, Leviticus prescribes that we bring our tithes, offerings, and sacrifices to God through His priests for the support of ongoing ministry in the nation of Israel, leaving the leftovers of the harvest behind for the poor and the alien to reap.
But today, it seems like we are spending our tithes on ourselves, withholding our offerings, refusing to sacrifice, ignoring the poor and the alien, and giving God the leftovers. What a reversal of priorities!
God deserves the very best of everything we have to give him--our time, our talents, our treasures. He is worthy of all our praise, and He desires to have all our hearts, which will result in having the best of everything we have anyway. What are we giving God today? The first and best, or the dregs of life and the leftovers?
I will always sing praises to your name
as I fulfill my vows day after day.
Psalm 61:8, NLT
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