Weds.’s Devo -The Holy Spirit

Read: Exodus 26:1-27:21; Matthew 25:1-30; Psalm 31:1-8; Psalm 31:1-8: Proverbs 8:1-11 God gave Moses the instructions on how to make the curtain of fine linen embroidered with cherubim of blue, and purple that would go all around the Tabernacle area. It would have loops to hold it up and would encase a 810 square foot area. The Tabernacle itself would be a structure with cloth sides and goat skins for a roof. Over the goat skin would be another cover of ram skins dyed red to represent the blood of Christ. Over that would be a layer of badger skin to represent our own skin. We are the Temple of the Holy Spirit. *** Everything in the Tabernacle was to represent God’s salvation and presence with us. Outside of the tent would be the brazen altar which would be 7.5 feet square and 4.5 feet tall. This would be where they would offer burnt offerings. This stood for the cross of Christ. This would be the first thing they would see when they walked through the opening gate. *** Jesus gives the parable about the kingdom of heaven only the parable happens here on earth. There are 10 virgins who are waiting for their bridegroom to come. Five of the women were foolish and five were wise. The wise virgins took oil in their vessels along with their lamps. The foolish just took their lamps. The Word of God is the lamp to our feet but the Holy Spirit is the oil in the lamp. It keeps the Word illuminated and alive in our lives. The foolish ones had the Word but they didn’t have the Holy Spirit. It could also be understood as the Jews who only had the Torah verses the Jews who accepted Jesus and had the Holy Spirit also. The foolish virgins could not get to the bridegroom with the light of one of the others; they had to have their own oil and their own light. We must be born again and have embraced the Holy Spirit. *** Lord, may we have our lamps full of oil. May we embrace every part of You: Father, the Son and Holy Spirt. May we walk in spirit and in truth.