[Daily Devotion] March 2nd, 2018

Korah led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron and questioned their leadership. (Numbers 16:2-3) So Moses told them what they should do to let God show them who would be in charge of the people of Israel. God remained faithful to Moses and clearly demonstrated that Korah and his men were sinning by challenging him.

God snuffed out this rebellion by causing the earth to open up and swallow Korah, his family, and all of the others who followed in his rebellion. Yet after this God redeemed the sinful situation. He took something that was sinful and turned it into something holy by turning the censors the men used into a covering for His alter.

This is what makes the Christian faith different from other world religions. In order to come into right standing with gods in other religions one must work their way into their god’s/goddesses’ approval. They have to do enough praying, giving, fasting, or good in hopes that they will be shown favor. But that is not the way of our God. He seeks out those who are sinful and makes them holy (Mark 2:17) by exchanging our sin with Jesus’ perfection (2 Corinthians 5:21). Our God does not expect for the sinful to make themselves holy. He does not make us work to become holy. It is impossible for us to ever attain on our own. Rejoice! We serve a God who can turn people from sinners to saints.