The Glory of the Lord

Leviticus 7-9; Acts 15

“Then Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.’…Moses and Aaron then went into the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people; and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.”

Leviticus 9:6, 23, 24

What is the point of our worship services, consecration, and sacrifices to God?

Is it our encouragement, training, edification, and renewal?

The point of the priestly consecration and sacrificial system as given to Moses was “that the glory of the Lord may appear to you”. Worship is not about us, it is about God and his manifest presence among us. The glory of God must re-orient all of our religious activities from us to our King. The fire of God came from the presence of the Lord and consumed the offerings. At Pentecost, the Church was birthed in a baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire. It is still about the presence and glory of the Lord by which we are being transformed from glory to glory. There is more.

Are we seeking God’s manifest presence, or our own glory?

“Lord Jesus, your glory is my focus. My eyes are on you, for your glory.”