"Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood from the altar
and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments.
So he consecrated Aaron and his garments and his sons and their garments" ~ Leviticus 8:30 ~
We see our great Priest's solemnly
appointed, anointed, and invested with their sacred office, with the blood from the altar, and
the influences of the Holy Spirit. Even our great High Priest Christ Jesus. With Jesus though, by His own blood. He sanctifies the ordinances of religion, to
the benefit of his people and the honour of God the Father; who for his sake
accepts our worship, though it is polluted with sin. We may also rejoice, that
he is a merciful and faithful High Priest, full of compassion to the
feeble-minded and tempest-tossed soul.
All true Christians are consecrated to be
spiritual priests.
We should seriously ask ourselves, whether in our daily walk
we study to maintain this character? and abound in spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to God through Christ? If so, still there is no cause for boasting.
Let us not despise our fellow-sinners; but remembering what we have done, and
how we are saved, let us seek and pray for their salvation.
~ Matthew Henry ~
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