Wow! When Moses gave directions from the Lord to Aaron in Leviticus 9, it was in preperation of seeing the Lord. After meticulously following the instructions for making offerings, the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. "Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown."
That is intense. Wouldn't you love to see that? I tell ya, though, my nature would probably make me un-excited about the preperations necessary. If I had to follow all the details of those sacrifices, I might get lethargic, grumbling, and cynical about it. 'Isn't there a shortcut?' I would probably think. But how much it must please God if we obey what He says instead of reacting this way. I would probably try to counteract that tendency by thinking about the result -- the glory of God. That might motivate me to do my work cheerfully and expectently. That's how I want to be. I want to say "I love you" by obeying.
Yesterday I met with some members of our parent printing company -- Quebecor World Printing. We talked about Co-mailing our magazine, which will be a leading new method of mailing our magazine with others (probably 30 to 90 other titles), which will be sorted by region and zipcode together, so that they stay out of mail sacks and travel to the centralized mail facility closest to the destination faster. This would be very cool -- especially in the face of more postal rate hikes, which are expected in 2006.
The Cowboys pulled out an exciting game that changes leads twice in the last three minutes. That was fun. The new issue of HM should be finished printing and ready to ship out in a day or two. Besides a cover story on Comeback Kid, this issue will feature: Taking Back Sunday Says, Showbread, Anberlin, a Symphony in Peril poster, a Pillar Tour Journal, Wovenhand, Chasing Victory, Viva Voce, The Showdown, the 2004 Staff Picks, Kemper Crabb's new column, and more.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at December 7, 2004 07:40 AM