Short And Free ECWA Daily Devotions

WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023

TEXT: Leviticus 3:1-17

1: “‘If your offering is a fellowship offering, and you offer an animal from the herd, whether male or female, you are to present before the Lord an animal without defect.

2: You are to lay your hand on the head of your offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splash the blood against the sides of the altar.

3: From the fellowship offering you are to bring a food offering to the Lord: the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,

4: both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.

5: Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering that is lying on the burning wood; it is a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

6: “‘If you offer an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the Lord, you are to offer a male or female without defect.

7: If you offer a lamb, you are to present it before the Lord,

8: lay your hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.

9: From the fellowship offering you are to bring a food offering to the Lord: its fat, the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,

10: both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.

11: The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord.

12: “‘If your offering is a goat, you are to present it before the Lord,

13: lay your hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.

14: From what you offer you are to present this food offering to the Lord: the internal organs and all the fat that is connected to them,

15: both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you will remove with the kidneys.

16: The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord’s.

17: “‘This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.’”

(New International Version Holy Bible)

TOPIC: THE PEACE OFFERING

Today's text gives instructions about conducting the Fellowship Offering, also known as the Peace Offering. Three types of animals, male or female, have been approved for this: a cow, a lamb and a goat.

The sacrifice is designed to serve as an expression of thanksgiving to God (verses 12-15) or the result of a vow someone made (verses 16-18). This is the only offering in which they were allowed to eat the animal on that day or at most the following day and was offered along with unleavened bread.

While today we are not constrained to offer special sacrifices as a thanksgiving to God, we still have more reasons to offer offerings in appreciation to God for all He has done for us. Top on the list is the grace God has showered upon us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Daily, we experience His provisions, protection, sustenance, Victory, growth, etc. Come to Him every day with a grateful heart but also with a substance of thanksgiving.

QUESTION: How much can you give God to truly demonstrate your gratitude to Him for all He has done and is still doing for you?

PRAYER: I offer my soul, spirit, body, all that I am and have to You today as a living sacrifice, symbolizing my gratitude to You. Amen.