Right now I feel that I need this spiritual heart transplant. Thing is, I already had my surgery, I have already been baptized by the Spirit of God. God is in me, with me, the Spirit of God is working to change me. The problem is in me, in the fact that I am quenching the…
spiritual heart transplant needed
SCRIPTURE: Acts 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. [ Acts 1:5] The book of Exodus finishes with the tabernacle being ‘baptized’ (filled, covered, anointed) by the glory cloud that represented God [Exodus 40:34-38]. God’s presence and power among them led and empowered them through…
reading Acts
For those participating in the SOAP Bible Reading schedule, here is an introduction to the readings from Acts (Taken from GotQuestions.org). Author: The Book of Acts does not specifically identify its author. From Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-3, it is clear that the same author wrote both Luke and Acts. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been…
the Spirit of glory
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 40 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor to be with you forever — the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. [John 14:16-17] The…
the angels around God’s throne
I was really intrigued while I was reading about all the furnishings etc. that went into the ark (the Levites must have been power lifters just to carry it). The part that intrigued me the most was the mercy seat and the cherubs. What would your explanation be of it’s symbolism?
dressed like Jesus
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 39 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labour or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these. [Matthew 6:28-29] What a lot of attention is given in Exodus 38-39 to the temple…
moth and rust and thieves
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 38 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. [Mathew 6:19-20] Moses provides us with a…
enjoying God’s furniture
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 37 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. [Mark 2:27-28]. As I read this list of furnishings being made for the tabernacle, I think about a high school friend whose mother kept the living…
more than enough!
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 36 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well [Matthew 6:33]. If we put God first, He will provide everything we need to fulfill His purpose. The “all these things” that Jesus refers to are the daily things we think we need to…
the heart of the giver
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 35 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, ‘As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.’ [Luke 21:5-6]…