Worship That Pleases God: A study of Leviticus 2

 Dear Beloved in Christ, 

As we step into the grain offering’s sacred rhythm, we find worship distilled to its essence: fine flour mingled with oil and frankincense (v. 1). This is no mere ritual – it’s a love language between God and His people. 

The fine flour, ground to silken purity (no guilt, no impurity), whispers of Christ — the unblemished; the flawless, unleavened “Bread of Life” (John 6:35), wholly without sin who entered our brokenness to make us whole. 

The oil, glistening through the flour, speaks of the Spirit’s anointing, light and life — Christ Himself softening our hardened places, igniting His radiance within us until we shine like beacons in the dark world. 

And the frankincense? Its resinous perfume, rising in smoke from the altar, becomes our prayers carried heavenward by Jesus, our Eternal Intercessor (Romans 8:34), whose very presence makes our lives “a pleasing aroma” to the Father (Ephesians 5:2). 

When you bring your offering, the priest receives it – and here, the shadows deepen into substance. Aaron’s sons, lifting that handful of flour and incense, foreshadow Christ our Great High Priest. He stands in the true sanctuary, presenting not grain but His own scarred hands before the throne. Remember Golgotha’s midday darkness (Mark 15:33)? That was the smoke of the ultimate altar – God’s fierce acceptance of the final sacrifice. The fire that consumed the grain offering was but a flicker next to the holy inferno of wrath Christ endured for us. 

Now comes the sacred mystery: the “remnant” (v. 3). What remains after the priest’s handful is given to Aaron’s sons as “most holy.”  This is you and me. Christ offered Himself for us; now we become the remnant offering — living sacrifices set apart for sacred service (Romans 12:1). We are the grain left in the bowl, not discarded but consecrated: “You are holy to the Lord." Every ordinary moment — your work, your laughter, your tears — becomes flour on God’s altar when surrendered to Christ. 

The call deepens: unleavened cakes seasoned with salt (vv. 4, 13). No yeast – no hypocrisy festering in hidden corners. Christ, our Unleavened Bread, empowers radical transparency. And salt? It’s the covenant seal. We are “salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13) – preserving grace in a decaying world, our lives testifying to God’s unfailing promise. Even the “fresh heads roasted in fire” (v. 14) ignite our hearts: “this fire is your destiny.” Not the fire of consumption, but the Spirit’s refining flame (Acts 2:3). God invites you to burn – not with exhaustion but with holy passion, your whole life a continual offering, roasted in surrender until the world catches His fragrance in you. 

Pray with me:

> “Lord Jesus, Grain and Oil and Incense, take my ordinary life. Make it fine flour in Your hands. Anoint me with Your Spirit. Let my prayers rise with Yours. Consume me as a living remnant on Your altar – holy, salted, aflame. Amen.”  

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On fire for Jesus,
Silas Oriokot