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Yesterday we saw how God\u2019s perfect holiness meant that even Moses, whom God had specially chosen, had to be careful about approaching the Lord. How then could the people themselves have fellowship with God?<\/p>\n
In the opening verses of Leviticus, we see that God speaks first, inviting the people into relationship with him. And God sets the terms.<\/p>\n
Maybe we imagine that we can decide how to relate with God. For example, some people suppose that living a highly moral life earns God\u2019s acceptance. Others downplay the seriousness of sin. But these approaches are woefully inadequate, failing to take God and his holiness seriously\u2014not to mention the fact that we are all sinful and cannot even approach God unless he makes a way possible for us.<\/p>\n
God\u2019s presence will come into our lives, changing every part of us\u2014our relationships, our work, our desires, our priorities, and our whole outlook on life. But we enter God\u2019s presence on his terms.<\/p>\n
God appointed Moses to teach the people what was needed to live in God\u2019s presence at that time. Centuries later, God spoke his word again\u2014and \u201cthe Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us\u201d (John 1:14). Jesus is God\u2019s Word to us, and he came to teach and save us so that when we look to him in faith, God\u2019s life-changing presence enters our lives!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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