The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Leviticus 4:1-6, “Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 ‘Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “If a person sins unintentionally in
any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and commits
any of them,

3 if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let
him offer to the LORD a bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he
has committed.

4 “And he shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before
the LORD, and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and slay the
bull before the LORD.

5 ‘Then the anointed priest is to take some of the blood of the bull and
bring it to the tent of meeting,

6 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of the
blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.”‘”

If you’ve ever wondered why the LORD presented such a detailed analysis of
some Old Testament books, we only need to ask ourselves why we were
presented things that we continue to present to our children in such detail.
Things I tend to remember are the finicky little things my mother taught me.

Here in our passage above, we learn that Moses taught Israel one of the many
requirements of the LORD; namely, the holiness of God, mentioned almost 700
times in the entirety of the Scriptures. God is holy, and the remembrance of
that is ever and always to our advantage. “Thus you are to be holy to Me,
for I the LORD am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be
Mine” (Lev. 20:16).

Holiness is somewhat contagious, in that those who seek to live holy lives
are not only attractive, they are encouraging to others to be better than
they are. Yet, not just “better,” but more and more like the LORD
themselves. Are you holy? Are you seeking to be holy? Get close to the LORD
and His holiness will permeate your life.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom