Tues.’s Devo - God’s Pattern

Read: Exodus 37:1-38:31; Matthew 28:1-20; Psalm 34:11-22; Proverbs 9:9-10
Every thing that was crafted in the tabernacle was specific to show us about God and how to approach him. He is the ark of the covenant. Moses was shown God’s priestly order and His throne and told to make a copy of it here on earth. He told him exactly what the measurements were to be which were in direct proportion to the ones in heaven. The only pieces that will not be in heaven will be the brazen altar and the laver. These pieces were outside the tabernacle in the courtyard. They won’t be needed in heaven since we won’t need the cross or sanctification.
The laver was made from the women’s mirrors because the laver is where we are constantly being cleansed from our sins. When we behold ourselves in a mirror we can see ourselves as we really are. When we are only seeing the faults in others our vision is clouded and we start judging. If we are constantly beholding our own face, we become humble and forgiving.
Here is a quick run through of the furniture in the tabernacle and what it represents. We are saved at the burnt altar which represents the cross and Jesus as our perfect sacrifice. We are sanctified at the laver which was a huge bowl of water that the priests used to wash their hands after doing the sacrifices. We move into maturity when we enter into the Holy Place. Here is where the eat the Word at the table of shewbread, receive revelation from the oil and illumination of the Menorah and offer our prayers at the altar of incense. We take that incense into the Holy of Holies where we commune with God in His presence. The first veil was the veil separating the natural and the spiritual. The second veil was to hide God’s glory. At the crucifixion that veil was torn and we can now enter through that veil boldly before God’s throne because our High Priest opened it up for us all. That is where we have intimacy with God.
In Matthew, it was the morning of the third day after Jesus’ crucifixion. There was a great earthquake. God’s angel came down, rolled the stone away so everyone would be able to see that Jesus wasn’t there and sat on top of the stone. The angel was so glorious that the soldiers that were guarding the tomb shook and fell down like dead men. The two Mary’s had come to the tomb and saw the whole thing. The angel told them that Jesus had risen from the dead and was in Galilee waiting to see them and his disciples.
Meanwhile, the soldiers ran to report to the chief priests what had happened. They allowed the priests to bribe them not to tell anyone what they had seen.
The disciples went and met Jesus who gave them his commission to to and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the son, and of the Holy Spirit. He promised to be with them to the end of the age.
Thank you for your promises and your Word that never loses it power and significance.