Day 340: "...That He May Minister As Priest To Me."
Read: Exodus 28, John 15:12 - 17
Straight is the gate and narrow is the way and few there be that find
it. Ponder that statement for a moment. Just sit still for a time to
consider the depth of what that is saying to you as you walk your walk
and talk your talk. This devotion, based on the entrance of the High
Priest into the Holy of Holies explores the question, What are the
requirements for entering the presence of God? What are the requirements
for going where few have ever gone before? God had established a “Tent
of Meeting” where he would come down, dwell in the midst of his chosen
people. Every part of that building is designed by God. So, who then may
enter that he may minister as Priest to me?
Consider the breadth of what is being described throughout Exodus 28. Moses wrote down in breathtaking detail every single part of that building which was
designed by God, who, inspired Moses to write down even the minutest
detail of how it was to be built, of the materials that were to be used,
the manner in which the all of work was to be completed. Our God is a
God of order and everything he does is meticulously planned and
executed. He leaves nothing left to chance, nothing to be questioned, nothing
is left unfinished. God is in all the details of our life. Repeat that
phrase over and over. Let it sink in deeper than ever before. Why? God
has chosen us to minister as His Priests!
God is the one who
chose to come to sinful man, not the other way around. Man had no
thought of God and, even if the Children of Israel had desired to
approach God’s presence, there was simply no way to enter into his
spiritual realm, meet his highest demands for holiness and
righteousness. Man had zero chance to get close to God. I am personally "put through the floor" with disappointment when I read all of the "fine print" of this chapter. With such exacting detail, such an impossibly
high standard of appearance, such a rich array of clothes that I could
never hope to afford in several lifetimes. How may the ordinary everyday person ever hope to enter into God's presence?
The Good News! God came to us. God continues to come to us. It was
God’s mercy, God's grace and God's love that brought about the establishment of a
“Tent of Meeting” where he could come to dwell and commune with man whom
God had created to worship, love and serve God. God chose the
Israelites just as God is still choosing people to serve him today. God
is still “Looking for a Few Good Men”; not good in the sense of holy or
righteous, or deserving of his grace, for not one of us will ever be
worthy. God is looking for a “good man” in the sense that He's
looking for a man who'll allow God to dwell within, desiring us to
become as much like God as a human being can become.
Let Us
Pray: Psalm 8 ... "When I consider Your heavens, the works of Your
fingers,... What is man that You take though of him, and the son of man
that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!... O LORD, our Lord, How
majestic is Your name in all the earth! Amen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em55qFGQ-pk
A Few Good Men live w/ Lyrics - Various Artists
www.youtube.com
Various Christian Artists singing on a Grand Reunion with Gaither, Steve Green, etc.
Read: Exodus 28, John 15:12 - 17
Straight is the gate and narrow is the way and few there be that find it. Ponder that statement for a moment. Just sit still for a time to consider the depth of what that is saying to you as you walk your walk and talk your talk. This devotion, based on the entrance of the High Priest into the Holy of Holies explores the question, What are the requirements for entering the presence of God? What are the requirements for going where few have ever gone before? God had established a “Tent of Meeting” where he would come down, dwell in the midst of his chosen people. Every part of that building is designed by God. So, who then may enter that he may minister as Priest to me?
Consider the breadth of what is being described throughout Exodus 28. Moses wrote down in breathtaking detail every single part of that building which was designed by God, who, inspired Moses to write down even the minutest detail of how it was to be built, of the materials that were to be used, the manner in which the all of work was to be completed. Our God is a God of order and everything he does is meticulously planned and executed. He leaves nothing left to chance, nothing to be questioned, nothing is left unfinished. God is in all the details of our life. Repeat that phrase over and over. Let it sink in deeper than ever before. Why? God has chosen us to minister as His Priests!
God is the one who chose to come to sinful man, not the other way around. Man had no thought of God and, even if the Children of Israel had desired to approach God’s presence, there was simply no way to enter into his spiritual realm, meet his highest demands for holiness and righteousness. Man had zero chance to get close to God. I am personally "put through the floor" with disappointment when I read all of the "fine print" of this chapter. With such exacting detail, such an impossibly high standard of appearance, such a rich array of clothes that I could never hope to afford in several lifetimes. How may the ordinary everyday person ever hope to enter into God's presence?
The Good News! God came to us. God continues to come to us. It was God’s mercy, God's grace and God's love that brought about the establishment of a “Tent of Meeting” where he could come to dwell and commune with man whom God had created to worship, love and serve God. God chose the Israelites just as God is still choosing people to serve him today. God is still “Looking for a Few Good Men”; not good in the sense of holy or righteous, or deserving of his grace, for not one of us will ever be worthy. God is looking for a “good man” in the sense that He's looking for a man who'll allow God to dwell within, desiring us to become as much like God as a human being can become.
Let Us Pray: Psalm 8 ... "When I consider Your heavens, the works of Your fingers,... What is man that You take though of him, and the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!... O LORD, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth! Amen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em55qFGQ-pk
A Few Good Men live w/ Lyrics - Various Artists
www.youtube.com
Various Christian Artists singing on a Grand Reunion with Gaither, Steve Green, etc.
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