Friday, April 08, 2011

He is Holy

I've been in Leviticus and Deuteronomy lately and it does amaze me to see the importance of God's holiness and my lack of truly understanding it.

At the end of Leviticus 9 we see God devouring the offering with a great fire and the people falling down to worship Him. In the next chapter we have the story of Nadab and Abihu offering strange fire and dying because of it. This seems pretty intense. I rarely deal with such intensity before the Lord. I want to please Him, but often do "my own thing." Why doesn't He strike me dead for it, because of His grace and mercy. I am forgiven and stand before Him in Christ's righteousness, because of the blood of the cross.

I am glad that I am living in the church age, however, at this time I think we are a bit too casual in our relationship with our God. I wonder how different our lives would be if we saw such immediate judgement.