Leviticus - Living with Our Lord: The Way Back to God

Can I ask you a question? What do you think about when you hear this? What comes to your mind? First thing that comes to your mind, when we hear God, what do you think about when you think about God? When you think about God, what comes to mind? And do you see God...

Filled with joy.

Not stressed.

Not anxious.

Not burdened.

Not worried.

But completely, profoundly, infinitely happy.

You see God in that way.

A joy and a happiness that is not fragile, that is not based off of circumstance.

It's not based off of actions or achievements.

A.W. Tozer would say, what comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.

What comes to our mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.

And this quote will be very important for us today.

Specifically, as we move into the book of Leviticus, as we enter into a three year study through the book of Leviticus.

Trey laughed.

I think we can do it in two.

As we enter into this book.

What comes to our mind when we think about God is very important because we'll approach Leviticus one of two ways.

We'll approach Leviticus and what will be in our mind will be a predisposition about God.

And we'll read these details of sacrifices, laws, blood, bodies being so far removed from ancient Eastern rituals, culture, practices.

And we will choose to believe this God is very angry.

And it must be anger that's motivating Him.

He must be a God that is out for vengeance.

He's a vindictive God.

And that His anger has to be appeased.