Numbers 8 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Numbers 8.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/num/8/1/s_125001

Meditate on verses 15-16.  The LORD is speaking.

 

“Then after that the Levites may go in to serve the

 tent of meeting.  But you shall cleanse them and

 present them as a wave offering, for they are wholly

given to Me from among the sons of Israel.  I have

 taken them for Myself instead of every first issue of

 the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.”

 

Chosen by God to serve in the tent of meeting, the Levites were responsible for setting up the tabernacle and caring for its furniture and utensils.  God set them apart for Himself to serve Him. 

 

When you become a Christian, God also chooses you and sets you apart for Himself:

 

So, as those who have been chosen of God…do your work

 heartily, as for the LORD rather than for men, knowing

 that from the LORD you will receive the reward of the

 inheritance. It is the LORD Christ whom you serve.

—Colossians 3:12, 23-24

 

Wholly give yourself to the LORD (v. 16), asking Him to qualify you to perform every act of service faithfully in His name (v. 11).

 

As a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7), use the words from Numbers 8:6, 11, and 16 to dedicate yourself and those you love to the LORD.

 

“LORD, take _________ and me and cleanse us and present

 us before You as an offering that we may

qualify to perform service for You. 

We give ourselves wholly to You;

please take us for Yourself.

In Your name, Jesus~”