10 “Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. 11 “You shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 12 “You shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar. 13 “You shall take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and offer them up in smoke on the altar. 14 “But the flesh of the bull and its hide and its refuse, you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
15 “You shall also take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram; 16 and you shall slaughter the ram and shall take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar. 17 “Then you shall cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head. 18 “You shall offer up in smoke the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD: it is a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.
Many times we think all the sacrifices in the Bible were to cover sin. And many were for that purpose. However, God didn’t just want them to come to Him when they had sinned. He wanted them to show their gratitude for what He had done. The burnt offering was just such a sacrifice. It wasn’t for sin, it was just to say thanks. God doesn’t want to hear from us only when things are going bad. Yes, he graciously looks past our sin because of the sacrifice of Christ, but that sacrifice was only to restore fellowship. So that we could have a relationship directly with God. Don’t forget to talk to Him in the good times, and to thank Him for His goodness.