DCLM Daily Manna 2 June 2026: Simply Our Best
KEY VERSE
“No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire” (Leviticus 2:11).
BIBLE READING: Leviticus 2:1-11
‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it. 2 He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. 3 The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.
4 ‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 5 But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. 6 You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.
7 ‘If your offering is a grain offering baked in a covered pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 8 You shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord. And when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar. 9 Then the priest shall take from the grain offering a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. 10 And what is left of the grain offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. It is most holy of the offerings to the Lord made by fire.
11 ‘No grain offering which you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering to the Lord made by fire.
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An anonymous Christian author once wrote; “A life of sacrifice and purity is the most fragrant aroma that can rise to God.” This thought captures the heart of today’s text.
In the passage, God guided the Israelites on the meat or grain offerings. This sacrifice beautifully illustrates how our devotion and gifts can create pleasing aroma for God. The offering was made up of flour, oil, and frankincense. They symbolise the very best we have, reminding us to give our all to God rather than just the scraps. This in a way acknowledges God as the Source of our supplies and expresses our indebted gratitude to Him for the supplies.
This principle is just as relevant today. Even though we are no longer mandated to bring flour, oil, or incense to God, we are still expected to make sacrificial devotion as we completely offer our best to Him. For New Testament believers, it is simply never enough to worship and offer unto God routinely. The sacrifice of Christ on the cross at Calvary demands the whole of our time, talent, treasure, temple, nay our totality. To offer anything less is an act of ingratitude and lack of God’s supreme and sovereign love that elicited our glorious salvation.
When we come to worship God, therefore, we should always strive to give our best with sincere hearts and intentions. We must avoid mixing our worship with hypocrisy, selfish desires, pride, or other forms of sin. So, take a moment today to reflect on your motivations and your heart as you worship God. Avoid the leaven of sin or anything that can hinder your relationship with the Lord and thus limit the gracious outflow of His manifold blessings to us.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God still abhors flippant and polluted sacrifice.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 5-8
DCLM Daily Manna 2 June 2026
