Back to the weed thing...

So, I'm still pondering what my friend said the other day about discovering what God is trying to teach you in everthing you do. Each day on my way to work, I listen to my audio Bible. I just finished the New Testament, and decided to go back to the beginning of the Old Testament. I enjoyed Genesis and the beginning of Exodus. But then all of the laws and rules began. All through the end of Exodus and into Leviticus. It was a struggle to focus and pay attention to what was being said. There is a zillion rules for everything under the sun! Rules on what you should sacrifice if you've done something wrong. Rules about what you can and can't eat. Rules when you are clean and unclean. So, I thought of what my friend said, and I began to think about how this could be applicable to my life today. I was truly enlightened once again. Now this isn't rocket science, nor is it a new revelation, but rather wonderful reminders of what a wonderful God we serve. Here's what I relearned:

1. Thank goodness we don't have to live by "the law" anymore. I would have been a very poor person, because I'd have sacrificed every animal I own for all of the sins I've committed. God showed me by taking so much time in spelling out all of the laws, how hopeless it would be to try to uphold each law He made. There is no way we can be perfect or righteous in His sight. All of this helps explain our need for a perfect Savior.
2. The sacrifices offered in the Old Testament needed to be perfect and spotless. Jesus is my perfect and blameless sacrifice for all of my sins. Wow! Try to wrap your hands around that concept! How can you not live your life out every day in an utter state of joy, because of what He did for each of us? Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! :)