The burnt offering was a complete sacrifice. In all the other offerings, others (usually only the priests) were allowed to eat certain portions of the offered animal. However, in the burnt offering, nothing was to be eaten by man. It was all to be consumed on the altar as a gift to God. We need to look at our sacrifice to God in the same way. We need to give ourselves entirely to Him.
As Christians, there are some things that God used in the generations before us and it's high time we dig afresh some of those wells.
On one side of the street the strange woman is enticing the simple man to commit sin, but at the same time on the other side of the street, wisdom is crying out with blessings to offer. Who will you hear?
Where will you be a hundred years hence? What will it matter that you ever lived? When are you going to make the commitment that will make your life one that made a difference?
Man, in his dealings with the faults and sins of others, usually falls into one of two extremes. He either over-condemns or he over-tolerates. We either condemn like a Pharisee or allow anything like the Corinthians. Phinehas was a man who knew when a stand had to be taken. His zeal was well-placed.<br />
<h4>Numbered List</h4>
<h4>Numbered List</h4>
