‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire.
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When I was a young Christian, I heard of an illustration for Psalm 23
about shepherds who sometimes break the legs of sheep which habitually
stray, so as to teach them not to stray. That erroneous teaching—“The
Lord is my Shepherd, He breaketh my legs”—stuck with me for years,
causing me needless fear of God’s punishment when I felt that I had
strayed from Him.
Such erroneous teachings are what God’s Word refers to as “leaven”.
That is why Jesus cautioned His disciples, “Take heed and beware of the leaven
of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.” (Matthew 16:6) The leaven of the
Pharisees was their doctrine of legalism, which judges and condemns
people who fail to keep God’s laws. The leaven of the Sadducees was
their doctrine of humanism, which discounts the supernatural and teaches
that everything can be explained away using reasoning or science.
When God told His people in Leviticus 2:11, “No grain offering which
you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven,” we are reminded that
how we appreciate Jesus, our grain offering, must not be mixed with
wrong teachings. For example, when we talk about “suffering with Christ”
(Romans 8:17), we must know that it is not about suffering sicknesses
or lack, things which Jesus has redeemed us from, but suffering
persecution, scorn and rejection for His name’s sake, which we are
likely to face as good Christians.
My friend, what you believe about Jesus is important because the Holy
Spirit bears witness only to the truth. (John 16:13) So ask Him to
unveil the beauty of Christ and the perfection of His finished work to
you when you read God’s Word. Find out from the Word how Christ has
redeemed you from every curse and paid for you to enjoy all of God’s
blessings with His sacrifice at the cross.
Beloved, get rid of any leaven in your believing. Believe and declare
that you are healed, not sick; abundantly supplied, not in lack; and
forever righteous in Christ. And when you start believing and confessing
God’s truths, the anointing of the Holy Spirit will be released for the
breakthrough you need!
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