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Exodus chapter 30, verse 30, you shall anoint Aaron and his sons

and consecrate them that they may serve me as priests.

Now this is obviously a specific command given at this point in Israel's history about the anointing of Aaron

and his sons for their service as priests in the Tabernacle.

So all of that, but then step back. in the

tabernacle so all of that but then step back for a moment just kind of broaden the lens so to speak

and let's think about what this means to anoint someone it, and verse 30 says it here,

to consecrate them.

Well, what does that mean?

That means to set someone apart.

The whole picture here is for Aaron and his sons to be set apart as priests to be set

apart for particular service.

But when you step back and think about this on a more general level, like this, well it's not the exact

same by any means, but this is a good thing to pray for our lives, a good thing to pray for our lives. A good thing to pray for our kids. God, anoint. Set me apart for your purposes.

God anoint set my life apart to serve you.

Like I don't want to live, like the rest of the world lives.

God set me apart.

And then don't we want to pray that for our kids?

God set them apart to serve you, not to serve the ways of this world, anoint

them, oh God, for your purposes.

So we're not praying specifically like

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