In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Friday, June 24, 2011

Promise 70 from Exodus 29:41

Exodus 29:41 - "The other lamb you shall offer at twilight and shall offer with it the same grain offering and the same drink offering as in the morning, for a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord. It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generation at the doorway of the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. I will meet there with the sons of Israel, and it shall be consecrated by My glory." - During the consecration of priests God was very specific about what gets burnt up outside of the camp and what gets burnt up at the doorway of meeting as a soothing offering to the Lord. Now we don't hold the same traditions as the Jewish people; At the coming of the Messiah, Jesus, He became the blood sacrifice once and for all generations, so we do not have to burn lambs, rams or bulls on an alter, but we are not separate from a symbolic meaning that can be drawn from this passage. I look at my heart as the alter where I offer that which costs me nothing before Him. Just as we become fiery passionate for things of this world like our team winning the world series or world cup, or us winning the lottery, those fires can continue outside the camp if you will. God equally expects us to come to Him (at the doorway) with fire in our hearts for things of the Kingdom, for those things that excite His heart. We should come to the alter with a burning passion for more of Him, to know Him more and to love Him more. When we go to our personal place of meeting with Him, with that fire in our hearts, He promises to meet us there. He promises to speak to us and He also says that He will consecrate that place with His glory. His whole presence will surround us within the glow of our fiery hearts, in that moment of meeting.

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