06/24/2026
6/24/26
Seek -> Find -> Follow
“And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV)
Daily Deep Dive Into Kingdom Living
“This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet you to speak with you. And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory. So I will consecrate the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also consecrate both Aaron and his sons to minister to Me as priests.” Exodus 29:42-44 (NKJV)
In Exodus 29 we read more instructions on building of the system of worship of God. He wants to meet with the people and be in relationship with them, however, this is dependent upon His requirements which includes the establishment of a specific place and how that place, that tabernacle, should be constructed and cared for. All of these details are important as they are what God prescribed. At that time meeting with God was a serious matter that could only happen through a prescribed way. It seems the need was there for the people to have a reverence, a holy fear, so that they approached God with respect and worship. They also were expected to follow God’s instructions obediently.
We learned the purpose of the tabernacle. It is the place of meeting with God. At that time God chose specific places for His presence. We have tabernacles in the form of churches today as places to come before God, to worship Him individually and corporately. These places of worship are considered sacred. When damage occurs to the church, especially the sanctuary where worship is conducted, it is such a heart rendering event as we see a sacred place being defiled. The respect paid to our churches today is like the respect and reverence the tabernacle received at the time of the Exodus.
A large portion of this chapter was about the consecration of the priests, the ones who would interact with God on the people’s behalf. The priests were the only ones who could enter into the Most Holy Place to meet with God. That meeting was also tightly regulated by God and any disobedience would likely result in severe judgment and even death.
The consecration process was to set apart a particular object as holy, as acceptable to God. The priests who interacted with God had to be set apart and considered holy. This consecration involved sacrificial offerings to atone for any sins of the priests, the washing of the bodies of the priests, and the wearing of specific garments that all set him apart as holy. Only then could the priest approach the altar and perform the duties to interact with God. Read verses 1-37 to understand the process of consecration for the priest who would be the intermediary between the people and God. Being a priest and being able to approach God was a high honor, but it also carried with it a great responsibility involving not only protocol but also faith and obedience.
Meeting with God today is just as serious. We can’t just walk up to God on our own. We still need a priest as our go-between. Today, our priest is Jesus. Since Jesus came and paid with His blood for all the sins of mankind, He has become our High Priest. He is God incarnate and is absolutely holy. Through Him we have a personal and intimate relationship with the Father as we do life together walking with Christ. He can fully represent each of us at the throne of God as described in Hebrews 4:14-16: “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (NKJV)
Do you see Jesus as your High Priest? Do you see Him as your complete representative before God because He knows all about the struggles you are facing? We each have difficulties that are personal and unique that others may not fully understand. However, we know Jesus completely understands as He has been there and has successfully avoided any sin. He remains as the sinless One who can fully represent us before the throne to receive for us mercy and grace, (spell that forgiveness), and help in our time of need. That’s why He is our Lord.
We walk with Jesus by faith and follow Him in obedience because He is Lord. Look to Jesus as your High Priest who is also your Lord and Savior. Commit to trust in Him fully and then demonstrate that faith by walking with Him every step of the way for the rest of your life. This walk is not restrictive, it is a joyous walk full of peace, hope, and love. The only restrictiveness is when we face temptation to wander into the ways of the world. What we have through Jesus at our side is the power to resist those traps by staying focused on Him.
Father, we read today the details involved in consecrating Your servants, your people chosen as priests to interface between You and the people. You are absolutely holy, Lord, and that holiness cannot tolerate anything unholy in its presence. Thus, special consecration and sanctification processes were needed to allow the priest to come into Your presence to represent the people and seek Your mercy and grace. Today, Father, we have Jesus as our High Priest. We walk with Him by faith and follow in His footsteps because we trust Him and worship Him. We thank You Father for Jesus, Your Son, who through Your unfailing, unconditional love, covered our sins and allowed us to receive the promise of eternal life in Your presence because we walk by faith in Him. Thank You Father. Amen.
