Day 29 – October 9, 2023: Leviticus 21-23 and Hebrews 11-13

Guess where I am starting again today? In Hebrews, which contains the foundation of our faith…again. We begin with a definition of faith, look at 11:1 – “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” What a great defintion. But wait, there is more. Each chapter, it seems, begins with a classic verse. Look at 12:1-2a – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” Hebrews 13 contains the following in vs.8 where we read: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” What a way to end this book of the Bible that provides us with rock solid theology on our Savior. If we can spend more time in this book we would be well served. Now to Leviticus.

We just have a few short readings but we do have the three primary religious holidays laid out. We see directions on how the people of Israel are to celebrate: the Sabbath, Passover, and the Feat of Unleavened Bread. A commonality in this Scripture is that there is a command to take a day in which no work is done and in which what we do we do unto the Lord completely and without fail. I’ll just leave you with a thought. What day is your Sabbath and how do you dedicate the entire day to the Lord. I don’t mean just Sunday worship, for you do well in attending that but how else do you dedicate that day to the Lord in its entirety?