Anchor Verses
Leviticus 10, 2 Samuel 6, 2 Chronicles 26, Hebrews 10:19–22
Focus Statement
Consecration in Scripture is God setting something apart for life-giving purpose, and reverence is the awareness required to receive that life rightly.
Intro: Holy Things Mishandled
- Holy things aren’t dangerous because they’re evil—but because they’re powerful.
- Fire & Chernobyl: power always requires boundaries
- God’s holiness is life-giving, not temperamental
- Consecration = God setting something apart for life
- Biblical Snapshots
- Leviticus 10 – Nadab & Abihu: unauthorized worship
- 2 Samuel 6 – Uzzah: good intention, wrong approach
- 2 Chronicles 26 – King Uzziah: calling ignored
The Misunderstanding: Casual vs. Formal
- False Choice: Intimacy or reverence — Scripture says both.
- Biblical Balance
- Romans 8:15 – Abba, Father: intimacy without irreverence
- Isaiah 29:13 – Form without reverence
- Clarifying Truths
- Reverence is not a tone
- Reverence is awareness
- Both casual and formal worship can honor—or hollow—holiness
The Turning Point: The Blood of Jesus
- The Heart of the Gospel: God didn’t lower His holiness—He covered us.
- What the Blood Accomplishes
- Hebrews 10:19–22 – Access into God’s presence
- Romans 8:15 – No fear, only adoption
- Hebrews 12:28–29 – Still reverent, still holy
- Shift:
- We don’t fear touching the Ark
- The Ark didn’t disappear—it moved
- God’s presence now dwells in His people
Living Consecrated Today
- Consecration today is not about avoiding God—it is about refusing to offer what belongs to Him to lesser things.
- Consecrated Bodies
- 1 Corinthians 6:19–20
- Our bodies are no longer common space
- They are dwelling places of God’s Spirit
- How we steward desire, rest, and presence matters
- Consecrated Minds
- Romans 12:1–2
- What forms our thinking shapes our worship
- What we allow our attention to dwell on disciples us
- Being holy doesn’t mean disengaged—it means aware
- Consecrated Time
- Hebrews 10:24–25
- Worship is not optional time—it is formative time
- Sabbath, prayer, and gathering re-order our loves
- Consecrated Gratitude (The Anchor)
- 1 Peter 1:18–19
- We do not consecrate ourselves to earn access—we consecrate ourselves because access was costly.
Conclusion: Holy Nearness
- Today, consecration is living in light of what Christ’s blood has already accomplished. We are not reverent because God is dangerous—we are reverent because we now belong to Him, and He is near.
