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Exodus 28:36-38<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u201cYou shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, \u2018Holy to the LORD.\u2019\u00a0And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban.\u00a0It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear any guilt from the holy things that the people of Israel consecrate as their holy gifts. It shall regularly be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.<\/p>\n
Revelation 21:27<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.<\/p>\n
Hebrews 4:14-16<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.\u00a0For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.\u00a0Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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This passage is an introspective meditation on the hidden faults that can affect worship, service, and private devotion. It urges readers to recognize that even sacred acts may be tainted by pride, vanity, indolence, or forgetfulness of God.<\/p>\n
The listed faults\u2014hypocrisy, formality, lukewarmness, irreverence, wandering hearts, and forgetfulness\u2014show that religious activity does not guarantee spiritual sincerity.<\/p>\n
The excerpt from Dr. Payson’s letter to his brother is particularly illustrative. In comparing his parish and his heart to the “garden of the sluggard,” Dr. Payson confesses that even his desires for improvement may be motivated by pride, vanity, or indolence. The analogy of wishing for a weed-free garden, only to realize that selfish motives may prompt the wish, highlights the complexity of human intention. This introspection reveals that even our aspirations for holiness can be compromised by self-interest.<\/p>\n
The passage calls readers to look more carefully at the hidden iniquity beneath outward virtue and the need for honest self-reflection and repentance.<\/p>\n
Yet the meditation ends in hope through Jesus Christ. As the true High Priest, he bears human unholiness and presents his own holiness before God, giving believers confidence in grace rather than in their own righteousness. (Spurgeon)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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