Leviticus 8:33-34. “And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall He consecrate you. As He hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.” FULL HANDS. It is no small thing to be set apart for God. The work ahead is explained in God’s own Word The ones God picked must be sanctified by blood They are not free to leave, even if they could. The days of consecration are here.
The assembly of the saints is gathered by the door. The water has been gathered until there needs be no more. The clothes the High Priest wears, none else has ever wore. The sacrifices have been brought to the altar – for The days of consecration are here.
I sense the moving in my soul of the Holy Spirit’s work. My inward thoughts go far beyond the corners where they lurk. The value of the souls of men, challenge me not to shirk My duty, to those without the Gospel, who go forever into dark. The days of consecration are here.
The fields around are white with people by the millions, The Savior, when He was here, looked on them with compassion. To reach out to them with the Gospel is our mission; But to do this requires my clear spiritual vision. The days of consecration are here.
It would be wrong to start before I’m really ready. The work would suffer from one who is unsteady. There is the need too, for people to hear the word clearly. The message of the Gospel too, must be felt dearly.
The days of consecration are here.
“O Father God, who has entrusted me with Thy Word: thanks for letting me be put in trust with the Gospel. It has impressed me with the fact that what I am called to do is definitely not some small thing. I understand in a measure what the hymn writer meant when he wrote, “Consecrate me now to Thy service Lord, by the power of grace divine.” But I really mean from my own view, “Who is sufficient for these things.” Give me the power to preach the word with Thy power. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”