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The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Malachi 3:1-4. Psalm 24. Hebrews 2:14-18. Luke 2:22-32. Malachi points forward to the time when Jesus would come to the earth to purify God's people. Though we have explored Hebrews 2:14-18 previously we now see that the purpose of Jesus' coming was to purify us and to call us to be continually purified. Our faith, of greater worth than silver, is refined through offering ourselves to be purified. Sometimes it is purified the same way, through fire and trial. Jesus purified us and by offering ourselves he continues to purify us. We have to offer ourselves for this purification. Will we? Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice allowing us to offer ourselves. Purified and being purified we are the sacrifice!
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