Post by Les Brewer on Jun 16, 2012 6:42:20 GMT
“THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!” By Pastor Robert Oliver
Exodus 40:35 says, “And MOSES Was NOT ABLE to 'ENTER' Into THE TENT of the CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE 'CLOUD' ABODE THEREON, AND THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD 'FILLED' THE TABERNACLE!”
Oh Me Oh My Beloved, I Need You to 'Hear' the WORD OF GOD Today Carefully! Moses, the 'Servant' of the LORD, Has Spent “16” Chapters "Building the Tabernacle" In the Wilderness! He Has “Followed” GOD’S Instructions To The LETTER, Making “ALL” Things According to The "PATTERN" that was 'Shewn' Him In the Holy Mount! And Now, Finally, in vs 34, We Are Told that~ “THEN….THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD 'FILLED' THE TABERNACLE!” So, Here We Find the “Shechinah” GLORY of GOD “FILLING” the “Dwelling-Place” of GOD, the Tabernacle! But Beloved Believers, Listen, There is "NO TABERNACLE" or TEMPLE For the Children of ISRAEL TODAY: Because “WE” Who KNOW JESUS CHRIST HAVE “BECOME” LIVING 'TEMPLES' OF GOD!!! Yes, THE "LIVING GOD’S GLORY" NOW ABIDES “WITHIN” HIS CHILDREN, "BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT!!!" So, With This in Mind, Let’s Examine “6” Absolutely Incredible 'TRUTHS' here from Verse 35:
First, Notice that “MOSES” is Kept “OUT!” He writes~ “And MOSES Was 'NOT ABLE' TO ENTER!” What? Did You 'Hear' That? Moses 'Built' the Tabernacle, and NOW, HE is "NOT ALLOWED IN!" But Why??? 'Why' is MOSES “EXCLUDED” From the 'GLORY' OF THE LORD "WITHIN THE TENT?" Listen 'Carefully' Beloved: 'WHEN' THE GLORY OF THE LORD “FILLS” THE TABERNACLE OF OUR 'BODIES', WE ARE “NO LONGER” UNDER MOSES’ “LAW!!!” Did You 'Hear' Me? The 'LAW' OF MOSES “NO LONGER” HOLDS ANY 'SWAY' OR POWER OR LEGAL CLAIM “OVER” THOSE WHO’VE BEEN “DELIVERED” FROM THE "LAW!!!" And the 'Question' today is NOT Whether One Can "KEEP" the LAW, but Has One Been "DELIVERED" FROM THE "LAW?" Listen, Romans 7:4 says~ “Wherefore, MY BRETHREN, YE ALSO ARE 'BECOME DEAD' TO THE LAW BY THE 'BODY' OF CHRIST, THAT YE SHOULD BE 'MARRIED' TO ANOTHER, EVEN TO 'HIM' WHO IS RAISED "FROM THE DEAD!" Colossians 2:14 says~ “BLOTTING 'OUT' THE HANDWRITING OF 'ORDINANCES' THAT WAS 'AGAINST' US, WHICH WAS 'CONTRARY' TO US, AND TOOK IT 'OUT' OF THE WAY, 'NAILING IT' TO HIS CROSS!!!” Ephesians 2:15 says~ “HAVING 'ABOLISHED' IN HIS FLESH THE 'ENMITY', EVEN THE 'LAW' OF COMMANDMENTS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCES!” Beloved, Listen to Me: 'YOU' Have Been "SET FREE" From the 'CONDEMNATION' of MOSES’ LAW 'Through' the "BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!!!" Paul Asked the Galatian Christians in Galatians 4:21~ “TELL ME, YE THAT 'DESIRE' TO BE 'UNDER' THE LAW, DO YE NOT 'HEAR' THE LAW?” See Church, the Galatian Believers were 'Attempting' to “ADD” Circumcision 'to' the GOSPEL, that is, Trying to “MIX” THE 'LAW' OF MOSES “WITH” GOD’S "GRACE" FOR JUSTIFICATION! And In Galatians 2:21 Paul said~ “I DO NOT 'FRUSTRATE' THE 'GRACE' OF GOD: FOR IF 'RIGHTEOUSNESS' COME BY THE 'LAW', THEN 'CHRIST' IS DEAD IN VAIN!” Listen, He’s Simply Saying~ “YOU CANNOT 'MINGLE' MOSES AND GRACE!!!” Point #1: "MOSES IS KEPT OUT!!!"
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” Moses Could 'NOT' ENTER INTO: He says~ “And MOSES WAS 'NOT' ABLE TO ENTER 'INTO' THE TENT!” Now, I’m 'Not' Going to Take the Time to Show How the “TENT” or “Tabernacle” Spiritually “Represents” the 'BODY' of the BELIEVER, But Let it 'Suffice' to say, that the “BOARDS” Portray Our 'BONES', the Animal "SKINS" Covering the Tabernacle Portray Our 'SKIN', the "Outer Court" Our 'Body', the "Inner Court" Our 'Soul', the "Holy of Holies" Our 'spirit', etc; And We 'Find' that THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD (SHECHINAH) 'FILLED' THE MOST HOLY PLACE (Our spirit)!!! So, Here’s the “spiritual” Application: 'MOSES' (THE LAW), Could 'NOT' ENTER INTO THE TENT (the Believer’s Body)! Listen Saints, Romans 4:7 says~ “BLESSED ARE 'THEY' WHOSE INIQUITIES 'ARE' FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS 'ARE' COVERED; 'BLESSED' IS THE MAN TO WHOM THE LORD WILL 'NOT' IMPUTE SIN!!!” What??? Did You 'Hear' That? Beloved One Listen, If You Are "SAVED" From SIN By JESUS CHRIST, THE "LAW OF MOSES" CAN NO LONGER “CONDEMN” YOU!!! But Paul Goes One Step 'Further' and 'Declares' that GOD “IMPUTED” RIGHTEOUSNESS 'TO' ABRAHAM "FREELY" Because He "BELIEVED!" Oh What a 'Glorious' Transaction! JESUS CHRIST "TAKES AWAY MY SIN" and "GIVES ME HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS!!!" And 'MOSES' (The LAW) Has "NO PLACE THERE!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice “THE BODY OF CHRIST!” He says~ “And MOSES Was NOT ABLE TO 'ENTER' INTO THE TENT 'OF' THE CONGREGATION!” Oh My Beloved, I Sure Do 'Hope' You’re Listening: Because 'Here' we Find that the TENT “OF” THE 'CONGREGATION' is “ONE!!!” He Did 'NOT' SAY “TENTS” but “TENT!!!” In Fact, He said~ "THE TENT!!!" Yes Saints it's True, "WE ARE 'ONE BODY' IN CHRIST!" And I Corinthians 12:13 Says~ “FOR BY 'ONE' SPIRIT ARE WE 'ALL' BAPTIZED INTO 'ONE' BODY!!!” Ephesians 2:21 says~ “IN WHOM 'ALL' THE BUILDING FITLY FRAMED 'TOGETHER', GROWETH UNTO 'AN' HOLY TEMPLE IN THE LORD!” Did You 'Catch' that? THE 'BODY' OF CHRIST "COLLECTIVELY" IS CALLED “THE TEMPLE” IN THE LORD!!! I’m So 'Glad' Church that 'MOSES' Has "NO PLACE" IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, Because MOSES (The LAW) 'Only' Brings "Condemnation, Guilt, and Judgment!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice the “PERMANENCE” of the CLOUD: He says~ “AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF THE CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE CLOUD 'ABODE' THEREON!” Oh Yes Indeed, It is So 'Comforting' to KNOW, that THE 'CLOUD' OF GOD'S GLORY “ABIDES” IN 'THIS' TEMPLE and "WILL 'NOT' LEAVE!!!" JESUS 'Himself' Said in John 14:23~ “IF A MAN 'LOVE' ME, HE WILL KEEP 'MY' WORDS: AND MY FATHER 'WILL' LOVE HIM, AND 'WE' WILL COME 'UNTO' HIM, AND MAKE OUR 'ABODE' WITH HIM!!!” JESUS Said~ “I WILL 'NEVER' LEAVE THEE, NOR 'FORSAKE' THEE!!!” Beloved, This CLOUD “INDWELLING” US IS "PERMANENT!!!"
But Fifthly, Notice “WHAT” Was SEEN: He says~ “AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF THE CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE 'CLOUD' ABODE THEREON, AND THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD!” Oh Glory Hallelu-YAH!!! Beloved, Do You Know 'What' the World 'Needs' today? Listen, This World Needs to "SEE" JESUS “IN” YOU!!! I Always tell Folks~ “YOU MAY BE THE 'ONLY JESUS' SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE 'EVER' SEES!” Oh How We 'Need' to “Display” THE "GLORY OF THE LORD" To This Lost & Dying 'World' Church! Listen Now, 'During' the Day, a 'SMOKE' Could Be "SEEN" For Many Miles In 'Every' Direction, and at 'Night', a "FIRE" Could be 'Observed' Coming From the "Tabernacle" For Great Distances!!!
But Sixthly, Finally, Notice “WHAT” The CLOUD DID: He says~ “AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF THE CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE CLOUD ABODE THEREON, AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD 'FILLED' THE TABERNACLE!” Oh Beloved, Don’t Miss This: Moses 'Points out' in Closing, that 'THE CLOUD' OF GOD’S GLORY COMPLETELY “FILLED” THAT TENT!!! Paul Said in Ephesians 5:18~ “And Be Not Drunk with Wine, Wherein is Excess, But BE 'FILLED' WITH THE SPIRIT!” Galatians 5:16 says~ “WALK 'IN' THE SPIRIT!” Verse 18 says~ “BE LED 'OF' THE SPIRIT!” Verse 25 says~ “LIVE 'IN' THE SPIRIT!” Are You 'Getting' the Picture? Beloved, "YOU ARE THE TEMPLE", and THE GLORY OF THE LORD “MUST” BE SEEN "ON YOU" If We Are Going to 'Impact' This World With The "GOSPEL!!!" So My 'Word' to You today Dear One: "BE A CLOUD COVERED, CLOUD FILLED, AND CLOUD LED TEMPLE OF GOD’S GLORY!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
Exodus 40:35 says, “And MOSES Was NOT ABLE to 'ENTER' Into THE TENT of the CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE 'CLOUD' ABODE THEREON, AND THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD 'FILLED' THE TABERNACLE!”
Oh Me Oh My Beloved, I Need You to 'Hear' the WORD OF GOD Today Carefully! Moses, the 'Servant' of the LORD, Has Spent “16” Chapters "Building the Tabernacle" In the Wilderness! He Has “Followed” GOD’S Instructions To The LETTER, Making “ALL” Things According to The "PATTERN" that was 'Shewn' Him In the Holy Mount! And Now, Finally, in vs 34, We Are Told that~ “THEN….THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD 'FILLED' THE TABERNACLE!” So, Here We Find the “Shechinah” GLORY of GOD “FILLING” the “Dwelling-Place” of GOD, the Tabernacle! But Beloved Believers, Listen, There is "NO TABERNACLE" or TEMPLE For the Children of ISRAEL TODAY: Because “WE” Who KNOW JESUS CHRIST HAVE “BECOME” LIVING 'TEMPLES' OF GOD!!! Yes, THE "LIVING GOD’S GLORY" NOW ABIDES “WITHIN” HIS CHILDREN, "BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT!!!" So, With This in Mind, Let’s Examine “6” Absolutely Incredible 'TRUTHS' here from Verse 35:
First, Notice that “MOSES” is Kept “OUT!” He writes~ “And MOSES Was 'NOT ABLE' TO ENTER!” What? Did You 'Hear' That? Moses 'Built' the Tabernacle, and NOW, HE is "NOT ALLOWED IN!" But Why??? 'Why' is MOSES “EXCLUDED” From the 'GLORY' OF THE LORD "WITHIN THE TENT?" Listen 'Carefully' Beloved: 'WHEN' THE GLORY OF THE LORD “FILLS” THE TABERNACLE OF OUR 'BODIES', WE ARE “NO LONGER” UNDER MOSES’ “LAW!!!” Did You 'Hear' Me? The 'LAW' OF MOSES “NO LONGER” HOLDS ANY 'SWAY' OR POWER OR LEGAL CLAIM “OVER” THOSE WHO’VE BEEN “DELIVERED” FROM THE "LAW!!!" And the 'Question' today is NOT Whether One Can "KEEP" the LAW, but Has One Been "DELIVERED" FROM THE "LAW?" Listen, Romans 7:4 says~ “Wherefore, MY BRETHREN, YE ALSO ARE 'BECOME DEAD' TO THE LAW BY THE 'BODY' OF CHRIST, THAT YE SHOULD BE 'MARRIED' TO ANOTHER, EVEN TO 'HIM' WHO IS RAISED "FROM THE DEAD!" Colossians 2:14 says~ “BLOTTING 'OUT' THE HANDWRITING OF 'ORDINANCES' THAT WAS 'AGAINST' US, WHICH WAS 'CONTRARY' TO US, AND TOOK IT 'OUT' OF THE WAY, 'NAILING IT' TO HIS CROSS!!!” Ephesians 2:15 says~ “HAVING 'ABOLISHED' IN HIS FLESH THE 'ENMITY', EVEN THE 'LAW' OF COMMANDMENTS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCES!” Beloved, Listen to Me: 'YOU' Have Been "SET FREE" From the 'CONDEMNATION' of MOSES’ LAW 'Through' the "BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!!!" Paul Asked the Galatian Christians in Galatians 4:21~ “TELL ME, YE THAT 'DESIRE' TO BE 'UNDER' THE LAW, DO YE NOT 'HEAR' THE LAW?” See Church, the Galatian Believers were 'Attempting' to “ADD” Circumcision 'to' the GOSPEL, that is, Trying to “MIX” THE 'LAW' OF MOSES “WITH” GOD’S "GRACE" FOR JUSTIFICATION! And In Galatians 2:21 Paul said~ “I DO NOT 'FRUSTRATE' THE 'GRACE' OF GOD: FOR IF 'RIGHTEOUSNESS' COME BY THE 'LAW', THEN 'CHRIST' IS DEAD IN VAIN!” Listen, He’s Simply Saying~ “YOU CANNOT 'MINGLE' MOSES AND GRACE!!!” Point #1: "MOSES IS KEPT OUT!!!"
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” Moses Could 'NOT' ENTER INTO: He says~ “And MOSES WAS 'NOT' ABLE TO ENTER 'INTO' THE TENT!” Now, I’m 'Not' Going to Take the Time to Show How the “TENT” or “Tabernacle” Spiritually “Represents” the 'BODY' of the BELIEVER, But Let it 'Suffice' to say, that the “BOARDS” Portray Our 'BONES', the Animal "SKINS" Covering the Tabernacle Portray Our 'SKIN', the "Outer Court" Our 'Body', the "Inner Court" Our 'Soul', the "Holy of Holies" Our 'spirit', etc; And We 'Find' that THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD (SHECHINAH) 'FILLED' THE MOST HOLY PLACE (Our spirit)!!! So, Here’s the “spiritual” Application: 'MOSES' (THE LAW), Could 'NOT' ENTER INTO THE TENT (the Believer’s Body)! Listen Saints, Romans 4:7 says~ “BLESSED ARE 'THEY' WHOSE INIQUITIES 'ARE' FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS 'ARE' COVERED; 'BLESSED' IS THE MAN TO WHOM THE LORD WILL 'NOT' IMPUTE SIN!!!” What??? Did You 'Hear' That? Beloved One Listen, If You Are "SAVED" From SIN By JESUS CHRIST, THE "LAW OF MOSES" CAN NO LONGER “CONDEMN” YOU!!! But Paul Goes One Step 'Further' and 'Declares' that GOD “IMPUTED” RIGHTEOUSNESS 'TO' ABRAHAM "FREELY" Because He "BELIEVED!" Oh What a 'Glorious' Transaction! JESUS CHRIST "TAKES AWAY MY SIN" and "GIVES ME HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS!!!" And 'MOSES' (The LAW) Has "NO PLACE THERE!!!"
But Thirdly, Notice “THE BODY OF CHRIST!” He says~ “And MOSES Was NOT ABLE TO 'ENTER' INTO THE TENT 'OF' THE CONGREGATION!” Oh My Beloved, I Sure Do 'Hope' You’re Listening: Because 'Here' we Find that the TENT “OF” THE 'CONGREGATION' is “ONE!!!” He Did 'NOT' SAY “TENTS” but “TENT!!!” In Fact, He said~ "THE TENT!!!" Yes Saints it's True, "WE ARE 'ONE BODY' IN CHRIST!" And I Corinthians 12:13 Says~ “FOR BY 'ONE' SPIRIT ARE WE 'ALL' BAPTIZED INTO 'ONE' BODY!!!” Ephesians 2:21 says~ “IN WHOM 'ALL' THE BUILDING FITLY FRAMED 'TOGETHER', GROWETH UNTO 'AN' HOLY TEMPLE IN THE LORD!” Did You 'Catch' that? THE 'BODY' OF CHRIST "COLLECTIVELY" IS CALLED “THE TEMPLE” IN THE LORD!!! I’m So 'Glad' Church that 'MOSES' Has "NO PLACE" IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, Because MOSES (The LAW) 'Only' Brings "Condemnation, Guilt, and Judgment!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice the “PERMANENCE” of the CLOUD: He says~ “AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF THE CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE CLOUD 'ABODE' THEREON!” Oh Yes Indeed, It is So 'Comforting' to KNOW, that THE 'CLOUD' OF GOD'S GLORY “ABIDES” IN 'THIS' TEMPLE and "WILL 'NOT' LEAVE!!!" JESUS 'Himself' Said in John 14:23~ “IF A MAN 'LOVE' ME, HE WILL KEEP 'MY' WORDS: AND MY FATHER 'WILL' LOVE HIM, AND 'WE' WILL COME 'UNTO' HIM, AND MAKE OUR 'ABODE' WITH HIM!!!” JESUS Said~ “I WILL 'NEVER' LEAVE THEE, NOR 'FORSAKE' THEE!!!” Beloved, This CLOUD “INDWELLING” US IS "PERMANENT!!!"
But Fifthly, Notice “WHAT” Was SEEN: He says~ “AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF THE CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE 'CLOUD' ABODE THEREON, AND THE 'GLORY' OF THE LORD!” Oh Glory Hallelu-YAH!!! Beloved, Do You Know 'What' the World 'Needs' today? Listen, This World Needs to "SEE" JESUS “IN” YOU!!! I Always tell Folks~ “YOU MAY BE THE 'ONLY JESUS' SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE 'EVER' SEES!” Oh How We 'Need' to “Display” THE "GLORY OF THE LORD" To This Lost & Dying 'World' Church! Listen Now, 'During' the Day, a 'SMOKE' Could Be "SEEN" For Many Miles In 'Every' Direction, and at 'Night', a "FIRE" Could be 'Observed' Coming From the "Tabernacle" For Great Distances!!!
But Sixthly, Finally, Notice “WHAT” The CLOUD DID: He says~ “AND MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE TENT OF THE CONGREGATION, BECAUSE THE CLOUD ABODE THEREON, AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD 'FILLED' THE TABERNACLE!” Oh Beloved, Don’t Miss This: Moses 'Points out' in Closing, that 'THE CLOUD' OF GOD’S GLORY COMPLETELY “FILLED” THAT TENT!!! Paul Said in Ephesians 5:18~ “And Be Not Drunk with Wine, Wherein is Excess, But BE 'FILLED' WITH THE SPIRIT!” Galatians 5:16 says~ “WALK 'IN' THE SPIRIT!” Verse 18 says~ “BE LED 'OF' THE SPIRIT!” Verse 25 says~ “LIVE 'IN' THE SPIRIT!” Are You 'Getting' the Picture? Beloved, "YOU ARE THE TEMPLE", and THE GLORY OF THE LORD “MUST” BE SEEN "ON YOU" If We Are Going to 'Impact' This World With The "GOSPEL!!!" So My 'Word' to You today Dear One: "BE A CLOUD COVERED, CLOUD FILLED, AND CLOUD LED TEMPLE OF GOD’S GLORY!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
