Promise 69 from Exodus 28:3

Ex. 28:3 - "You shall speak to all the skillful persons whom I have endowed with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister as priest to Me." - We can learn from books, from watching others or sitting in lectures, but it is God who fills us with a spirit of wisdom. The most intelligent man can be unwise and make poor choices. Maybe when it comes to choosing our leaders both at local levels and nationally, we should direct our interviews with them to ask who and where they have exercised wisdom with instead of how many diplomas they have, which schools they've attended or how many posts they've held. May the Lord pour out His Spirit of wisdom on our countries' leaders and into us!

Promise 68 from Exodus 28:1-2

Ex. 28:1-2 - "'Then bring near to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to minister as priest to Me - Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazer and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty'." - 1 Pet. 2:9 says, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvellous light." Jesus called us into priesthood at the cross. For those of us who step into that calling as children of God, we are clothed in His sight as holy and beautiful. As priests, we are not here to minister to man, but to God. In so doing, it is the thoughts of God we should be concerned with, not of man. As we minister to God we can not bring offence to man. If they feel offended then that is their own problem. We are to present ourselves to God holy. Holiness is not meant to be a dream, never to be achieved this side of heaven. When He calls us as His children, into priesthood, He makes it possible for us to be holy. That holiness and beauty is just for God's delight as we minister to Him.

Promise 67 from Exodus 25:40

Ex. 25:40 - "'See that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain'." - God is giving Moses instruction of how the lampstand should be designed. Not only did He verbally describe how it should be made but He showed Moses the design, the pattern, so that it was clear to Moses what God wanted. God desires that we fully understand the details of what He wants us to do for Him. Not only that, He partners with us in setting up His work, He shows us His design for those things that belong in the kingdom. No matter what profession we have, where we are in life, whether be a stay-home mom, a student, unemployed, a child, a company CEO, a minister, God already has the design of what He is calling us into each day and He is waiting to show us. Maybe the design is in problem-solving relationships, maybe it's a project, or an assignment, maybe it's a change of job or location. He holds the blueprints of detail for those areas of life that we can't figure out, that causes us fear, frustration, worry. We need to meet with our Creator and allow Him to show us the blueprints in those areas. He is interested in the details of your life and of those things you do.

Promise 66 from Exodus 25:22

Ex. 25:22 - "There I will meet you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel." - I love how detailed God is. He gives such explicit detail in how the ark of the covenant should be built, then He tells Moses exactly where God can find Him. God makes sure His people know where to go to find Him. He makes sure the communication lines are always open to Him. Because of His great love for us, He longs for us to find Him so that we can chat with Him. You notice that God didn't tell Moses where He'll be so Moses can go and download his troubles to God? No, God says, "You can find me above the mercy seat and I will speak to you!" God longs to speak to us. He longs to give us instruction and direction. He longs to pour out His goodness on us, for He has great plans for us, not for calamity but for prosperity, good future and hope (Jer. 29:11). We are to go to Him so that He can tell us His great plans for us. That requires us to keep our mouths shut and listen. We have such a great God!