As I was thinking about this weeks topic of purity, I was reminded that I haven’t always understood why God only wanted the pure animals for His sacrifices.
It seemed a little discriminating.
He didn’t want the blind, the deaf, the lame, or the broken.
For some reason this really bothered me.
How could a God that claims to love all of us just as we are only accept the perfect sacrifices?
But during the sermon yesterday, I realized, it’s not so much that God doesn’t want the imperfect, but more that He wants the best that we have.
If we only give Him what we have left, it will be a pitiful sacrifice.
He’s asked us to give Him the first fruits, the best of the best.
It’s more about our hearts than the actual sacrifice.
God also calls us to become more like Him and I believe that He does this by putting through the fire of this world.
As we follow Him and walk through the flames around us, God uses this to burn the impurities out of our lives.
I believe that God accepts us just as we are, with all our impurities and flaws.
But as we follow Him and go through the trials of this world, He perfects us in His image.
Pastor Jason talked yesterday about how metal workers would put the metal through the fire to burn away the impurities, so that when they looked at the metal they could see themselves.
I also believe that, as with any good art, when others look at it they will see a reflection of the artist.
I believe this is why God allows us to be try and tested.
So that after we make it through the fire, those around us will see a reflection of Him when they look at us.
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