The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Date: Monday, January 26, 2015
Chapters: Exodus 25-27
Message Title: The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Hello My Friend, 

The Holy Spirit, part of the great three in one, He is just as powerful as God, after all, He is God, but He often gets overlooked. It is the Holy Spirit that lead men to pen down the very words of God, it is the Holy Spirit that lead the men who translated God's Word into English, and every other language so that all can understand. It is the Holy Spirit that leads to the moral and right decisions of every Christian. The Holy Spirit dwells in each and every person who believes in and accepts the Gospel of the Lord, Jesus Christ as their only means to God, and He's not there just temporarily, but permanently. “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” - 1 Corinthians 3:16-19.

The Holy Spirit did not always dwell in God's people all the time, in fact, He came and went as God saw fit. God did not want His people to be without His presence thought, and that is why He instructed Moses to get every willing heart together to gather materials to build a tent for Him to dwell. “Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.” - Exodus 25:2-9.

It was important that Moses follow these instructions entirely, one missed loop could have done a lot of damage. While we may not ever see the significance of knowing every loop and tache needed in building God's tent, they are significant to God. Every part of the tabernacle, down to the very last loop of a curtain, was given specific details on how it was to be assembled and attached in order to become one tabernacle, just like every person who accepts Christ as their Saviour becomes a part of the body of Christ. “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.” - Romans 12:3-5.

Now, God instructs Mose on what is needed to build the most holy place. The most holy place, the place where God would dwell would be hidden with a veil. “And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.” - Exodus 26:33-35.

Two veils are instructed to be made, one was a partition between the holy place and the most holy place, which not only was forbidden for any to enter, they could not even look at it. The other veil was for the outer door of the tabernacle, through this veil the priests went in every day to minister in the holy place, but the people could not go in. The wonders of God’s presence through the Holy Spirit are known only to those who have come inside the curtains of His grace. Jesus Christ removes the veil that separates God from man, once we receive Him as our Saviour, He cleanses us, and makes us ready to minister to God. “And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” - 2 Corinthians 3:13-17.

Before the tabernacle there was to be a court yard, enclosed with hangings of the finest linen that was used for tents. This court, according to the common computation of cubits, was fifty yards long, and twenty-five wide. “The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.” - Exodus 27:18-21.

The court was a type of church, it was enclosed and distinguished from the rest of the world, this court would be the place in which David longed for, and the people of God entered with praise and thanksgiving to Him, yet it could only contain a few worshipers. Thanks be to God, now, under the gospel, the enclosure is taken down and we no longer have to enter a certain place or speak to a certain person to reach God. God wants us to speak to Him all day long, you know, the believers of the Old Testament were no different than we are today, they prayed to God all day, just like we do, but back then He used prophets to relate His answers to. Today, God speaks to us one on one, we no longer have to wait for some prophet to come to us to tell us that He hears our prayers, we have the Holy Spirit in us and He does that very thing for us. Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit, He is always with those who know Christ. “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.” - Romans 8:26,27.

Today's Prayer: God, Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus to become the sacrifice neededthat would redeem me of my sins and bring me to know that You are always with me. It is comforting to know that You dwell in me, but it's also a bit scary, because I don't want to do anything that makes a disgrace of Your temple. Lord, I want to be a living sacrifice for You, I want to offer myself to be used in anyway that You need me. Lead me and guide me, help me know Your will and follow it so I can be acceptable to You, Give me Your power to understand and know Your Word so that I can be ready and prepare to handle any situation You place before me. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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