Leviticus 1:4-5 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord:

Seeking understanding this morning, I searched the Word of the Lord. This was brought before my eyes. I had not a proper understanding of the laying on of hands, in whole. When I thought about the laying on of hands, it had always been in the transfer of blessings. But I found my understanding was incomplete.

Each man would bring his burnt offering before the priest, but in doing so he laid hands on the head of the animal transferring his sins upon the animal. Not only did each man lay hands on the animal, he himself was to kill the animal. This confession of sin is expressed between the man and his sacrifice. The priest has no part in the expression for the individual.

1 Corinthians 11:27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

I had always wondered where this expression of guilt of the body and blood came from. Until today I never connected the two together. Today I have understanding.

I stand in awe of this God who is capable of bringing understanding to the mind that is open and willing to listen to whatever the Lord cares to share.

Thank you Lord.

Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

“Did you see that?” The natural instinct is to speak, to share, to confirm, what you see. That is the natural instinct in the natural setting. But what about spiritual matters? When you see something with you spiritual eyes, do you treat it the same as seeing something in the natural?

Consider this if you would please, Jesus declares you have both eyes to see and ears to hear. Why do you react to spiritual matters as if you only see? Why react at all until you have used your spiritual ears also? Faith comes by hearing. Faith is a knowing and to see without hearing, to see without faith is to see without understanding.

There was a time that I would see a spiritual thing and share it with everyone until it had been shared with God’s intended target. I had not the maturity at that time to understand how to use my gifts. It seemed harmless, eventually God’s message got to its target. But what about the people who were asked “Do you see that?” I never considered the impact that my words might have on their faith life.

It took me years to understand that God does all things with purpose, with order, with a touch of grace.

Matthew 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

And what did they do?

Vs. 31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

They disobeyed Jesus. We will never get to see the results of obeying Him in this. This is an opportunity missed because they took a spiritual event and treated it as a natural event. They cut off the blessing that could have followed and we will never know what that could have been.

It is far better to see and hear than to merely see. Don’t you see?