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Daily Devotional with Pastor Jon

March 23

Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

1 Samuel 2:15-16

In Leviticus chapters 3 through 9, God declared that the fat of the sacrifice was to be completely burned on the altar, signifying the offering of it to Him. In Old Testament times, the fat was considered to be the best part of the meat. Therefore, God could have been accused of keeping the best part for Himself. We now know that the fat is actually the worst part of the meat. Therefore, God was protecting His people from that which would have harmed them.

That’s always the way it is with God. We say, “Why can’t I have that? Why can’t I go there? Why can’t I do that? God must be keeping something good from me.”

But the Lord would say, “I’m not going to explain what I’m doing because I want you to trust Me. But as time goes on, you’ll see that the things, people, or places I withheld from you would have been harmful to you.”

This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Day of Feasting" by Pastor Jon. "A Day of Feasting" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Joshua through Malachi. If you would like your own copy of "A Day of Feasting" you can order one from the SearchLight Store.

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