Yesterday, I saw a mother with her son's name tattooed on her neck. She had two sons, but only one tattoo. Maybe she hadn't gotten around to adding the second one. I wonder what she'll look like if they have four or ...ten kids...
Tattoos are pretty trendy right now. I suppose in 20 years they won't be and all those people who have spent a lot of money scarring their bodies will be out of style.
Today I read about the garments of the high priest. Very ornate and detailed. Elaborate and expensive.
A unique piece of adornment is not a tattoo, but it was very visible and permanent.
"You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet. 'Holy to the LORD.' And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban (Exodus 28:36-37).
A gold plate fastened to the front of the turban with a blue cord. The sign said, "Holy to the LORD."
Set apart for Jehovah.
Dedicated to God.
What would your life look like if you had that on your forehead all the time?
If everyone you met could read on your forehead "Holy to the LORD," what would you do differently?
If everything you said or did was a direct reflection on the character of God, would you act differently?
We may not have it on our foreheads, but it is a reality. We have been set apart for God.
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light" (1 Peter 2:9).
Maybe if we had it tattooed to our foreheads, we might actually live like we are holy to the LORD.
We are.
We are priests and our actions reflect the One who has redeemed us.
What are we reflecting?
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