You Must Kill Your Own Sacrifice

In Leviticus chapter one, there is the beginning description of the "Burnt Offering" that was voluntarily offered to the Lord. The procedure for slaughter of the animal offered in sacrifice required the one presenting the offering to kill the animal themselves. The priest then performed His function of catching the blood, etc... . This is quite a picture for us as Christian believers today, we should learn from this procedure that in order for us to come before the Lord for anything, we must kill our own fleshly desires, hopes and dreams based upon the world's standards.

Many of us know that Jesus is our mediator and functions as our High Priest in the Spirit, but many of us never thought about the principle listed in sacrifice procedures given by Yahweh God to Moses. We are the ones that must bring the sacrifice to God and only through Jesus may it be accepted, but WE must do the killing of our own sacrifice. How often have I prayed in the past, Lord make me to cease from this sinful behavior, or take away my lustful thoughts. There certainly is a requirement for me to renew my mind through the reading and meditating upon God's Word, but if I am to be found a faithful and obedient servant of His, I must ultimately do my own killing of the old nature when it raises it's ugly head up in my Life, and the quicker the better.
James 1 tells us that no man is tempted of the the Lord:
¹³ Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. ¹⁴ But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. ¹⁵ Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

This principle of humility is also a must before approaching the Throne of the Lord . I must put that prideful man to death before coming to the Father, so that the power of Him may have a dwelling place within me. There is no other way to communicate with Father except in the Spirit, not with pure reason or flesh. My Spirit man talks with My Father through the atonement of Jesus Christ, releasing the power of the Holy Spirit to lead, guide, and comfort. Kill your sacrifice today, Jesus will perform His priestly function so you may come before the Lord .