Mon.’s Devo - The Furniture in the Temple

Read: 2 Chron. 4:1-6:11, Ro. 7:1-13, Ps. 17:1-15, Pr. 19:22-23 Everything in the temple pointed to Jesus and his glory. The altar of brass was the cross where all the animals were sacrificed to atone for the sin of the people. The laver which held 17,500 gallons of water was where the priest would wash. It was to purify them. Separate bowls were placed on the sides to wash their hands after sacrificing. The large laver was a symbol of our baptism which cleanses us once and all from sin. The side lavers were for us to wash off the sins that we still do and need cleansing from. The candlesticks stand for the light the Holy Spirit gives us once we are saved. He leads us into all truth. The tables were for the shewbread. That is the table Jesus invites us to. It is where we sit and eat of His Word. Everything was made of gold or brass. The instruments were made of clay and covered with brass. They were a picture of us - God’s servants. We are made of clay and covered with an earthly glory but one day our brass will be gold. In Romans, we learn that the law is good because it shows us what sin is. We have been redeemed from the law because we have died. We have died to our sin and now live in the spirit. Sounds easy, but the fact that we are still in an earthly body on earth, makes it harder to live out. That is where the Holy Spirit comes in. He enables us to live higher than this earth. Lord, may we walk in your Spirit today.