Daily Burnt Offering

The daily burnt offering refers to the sacrifice that was presented every day. In the Old Testament, the people of Israel offered a burnt lamb to God twice daily—once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Today, we honor that practice by setting aside those times for prayer.

To be honest, I used to overlook these prayer times and often let them pass by without praying. But one day, during worship, I heard a sermon about the meaning of the daily offering.

“It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. . . . And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice . . . With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.”Mk 15:25, 34, 37

Jesus was crucified at nine in the morning—when the morning daily offering was made—and He breathed His last at three in the afternoon, the time of the afternoon offering. Because of His sacrifice, these hours became set-apart moments of prayer for believers in the New Testament.

After hearing the sermon, I came to understand how meaningful the daily offering truly is. Now, when these hours come, I pause to pray to God with gratitude. Through these regular times of prayer, I hope to remember God’s love revealed in His sacrifice and to pray each day with sincerity and devotion.