“Glory to the Precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ”

Psalms 84: 1 How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen

Hallelujah

Deeds for the correction of the bride, the church in our soul with a pattern - Explanation

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, in the portion of the Bible that we meditated upon in the past days, we have been seeing that God is raising the bride, the church in our soul and how the deeds inside that church are. God called Moses to Mount Sinai and made him to fast for forty days without eating or drinking and we see that his face shone such that no one could stand next to him and was filled with glory. Therefore, we see that he put a veil on his face. But by the resurrected Christ it was removed. In this manner, God shows as a pattern and the glory that was outside in the Old Testament, in the resurrection of Christ came in our soul. Our soul being filled with glory in this manner is bride, the church. 

Then Moses who came down from the mountain looked at all the sons of Israel, who are the congregation of the church and is saying whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord. That offerings Exodus 35: 5 – 9 ‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze; 

blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair; 

ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood; 

oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; 

onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

Also, God is commanding the gifted artisans to do certain things. Exodus 35: 11 – 20 the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; 

the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering; 

the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread; 

also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light; 

the incense altar, its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, and the screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle; 

the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, all its utensils, and the laver and its base; 

the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; 

the pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords; 

the garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’”

And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

Then everyone departed from the presence of Moses. Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, they all brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. Both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, Exodus 35: 22 – 24 They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewellery of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord. 

And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them. 

Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lord’s offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.

Next, in Exodus 35: 25 All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 

Next in Exodus 35: 26 – 29 And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair. 

The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate, 

and spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. 

The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.

Then for the artistic work of the tabernacle to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship he has given wisdom, understanding and knowledge and filled him the Spirit of God. For what God is showing these as a pattern is that our inner body, which is the tabernacle should gain life and be strengthened by the Spirit of God and we should fill our inner body with grace, glory and truth and God is showing this as a pattern by using works of the tabernacle and Bezalel. In this manner, according to what God commanded everyone in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom all together began to do the work of the tabernacle. 

Then they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So the people continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. All the craftsmen who saw that more than enough things of offering were coming everyday they told Moses Exodus 36: 6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” And the people were restrained from bringing.

When we meditate upon this what we must know is that when the work of the bride, the church takes place is morning. We must offer ourselves as a complete offering.  Also, we must walk as those with prudence and God is showing this as a pattern. The deeds of prudence are if people bring more amount of things for the work of the holy place, once the needs are met it is being restrained. This is prudence. We must receive prudence from Christ only. Proverbs 8: 5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, and you fools, be of an understanding heart.

The bride, the church should never be simple. Many servants of God force the people for offering. Instead of letting God see those who do not give offering, they will curse them as whatever comes in their mouth. But many servants of God for the work of church building they will tell how much amount and will ask and take. But even if they get more, they will not say it is enough. They will keep saying Give and Give. Regarding them in Proverbs 30: 15 The leech has two daughters— Give and Give! There are three things that are never satisfied, four never say, “Enough!”:

Those who say Give and give are their bride, the church is the harlot. Their soul is hell. It will never say enough. It will keep saying Give and give. Such people are those who love things and love money. Regarding them God is telling that they are idol worshippers. Therefore, in everything we must receive wisdom, knowledge, understanding, prudence and such things. Proverbs 8: 12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.

Therefore, my dear people the dwelling place of God, which is our soul should be very holy along with prudence and we must safeguard it daily and we must be as those who possess our salvation. What belongs to God we must give God not due to compulsion, but we must be as those who give with a willing heart. Let us submit ourselves.

Let us pray. May the Lord bless you all abundantly

- To be continued