Your time with Jesus is precious to the Lord. Your soul is like an offering of oil and your worship like a sweet aroma.

“So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.” (Gen 35:15)

“For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” (2Cor 2:15)

“For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh” (Phil 3:3)

“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” (Eph 5:2)

“The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, the other lamb you shall offer in the evening, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil. It is a regular burnt offering which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.” (Num 28:4-6)

“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.” (Isa 53:10)

“To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.” (Ps 25:1)

“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God.” (Ps 42:1)

“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” (Ps 42:2)

“Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation.” (Ps 62:1)

“My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.” (Ps 62:5)

“O God, You are my God; early will I seek [shachar] You; my soul thirsts [tsame] for You; my flesh longs [kamahh] for You in a dry and thirsty [ayeph] land where there is no water.” (Ps 63:1)

“Rejoice the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.” (Ps 86:4)

“Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!” (Ps 103:1)

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits” (Ps 103:2)

“Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty” (Ps 104:1)

“My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning—yes, more than those who watch for the morning.” (Ps 130:6)

“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.” (Ps 139:14)

“I spread out my hands to You; my soul longs for You like a thirsty land.” (Ps 143:6)

“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (Jn 4:24)

“true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.” (Jn 4:23)

“Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.” (Phil 2:17)

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.” (2Tim 4:6)

“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.” (Lev 2:1)

“He [a son of Aaron] shall take from it his handful of the fine flour of the grain offering, with its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the grain offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma, as a memorial to the LORD.” (Lev 6:15)

“Its grain offering shall be two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, an offering made by fire to the LORD, for a sweet aroma; and its drink offering shall be of wine, one-fourth of a hin.” (Lev 23:13)

“Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.” (Gen 28:18)

“And I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.” (2Cor 12:15)

Reading: Gen 34-36; Lk 22