People tend to reckon their spiritual status by their own level of dedication to God. Of course, God wants us to be dedicated to him, and here in Number 6 is an example of a way in which people could express that dedication (the Nazarite vow). However, it isn’t our level of dedication to God that determines our spiritual status, rather, it is God’s dedication to us that is determinative. What God wants to do for you is expressed in this famous blessing of Numbers 6:24-26. He wants to bless you, keep you, shine on you, bring you face to face with him and give you peace. Jesus Christ earned this for you and God wants you to get what he paid for. The question is: Do you want this for yourself? You do not have to attain this through acts of devotion. You must simply desire this. But the nature of your desire must be congruent with the nature of the gift. God will not allow his gift to be depreciated by those to whom it is offered. The gift is free, but it isn’t cheap. And it must not be cheapened by those to whom it is offered freely. The blessing described here is the ultimate fulfillment of your deepest desires whether you know it or not. In fact, you won’t know what true joy is until to have tasted this blessing. This blessing must either be everything to you, or it will be nothing. You must not be relatively desirous of what is ultimately desirable. It is those who hunger and thirst for righteousness who will be filled (Matthew 5:6).
Ask God to create in you a heart that will not be content with anything less than himself.
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