Consecrated by His Blood - Leviticus 7-9

 Leviticus 8:30 (ESV)

Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and his sons' garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

In Leviticus 7-9 we have the initial consecration of the Tabernacle and the various offerings.   In the above verse we have the story of Moses purifying Aaron and his sons for the purpose of preparing them to make the initial sacrifice for the people in chapter 9.  What we read it that Moses took them through the sacrifice in order to consecrate them so that they could offer a sacrifice for the people.   One major point that this verse teaches us is that to approach God a person must be consecrated.    In the case of Aaron and his sons, that is being done by the sacrifice of a bull and conducted by Moses.    In our case we read the following in Hebrews:

Hebrews 10:22 (ESV)

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

We, too, have to be consecrated to approach God.  And WE HAVE!!!   We have been consecrated  by the blood of Christ.  Our hearts have been covered and our bodies washed by His blood.  Through the sanctification of the Spirit God is continuing to cleanse us:

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (ESV)

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

We can rejoice that God has positionally made us clean to approach him with a pure conscience and continues to sanctify us daily.    We can approach God with as much confidence as Moses and Aaron.   Their sacrifice was but a shadow of what Christ would provide for all who approach God by faith in Christ’s sacrifice.