Last week we finished with the last
item in the Holy Place. So today I want us to have a look at all
the symbolism in each of these and see to what conclusion we can
come regarding the Holy Place.
First of all we had a look at the
engravings inside. We came to the conclusion that we should stay
close to God, knowing that He loves us dearly. We should give honor
to Him and praise Him. He wants us to talk to Him and to be honest
and open to Him. And then flowing from that intimacy, He wants us
to walk in the victory Jesus brought for us. He wants us to be
defenders of all that is good and do all to the glory of His Name
and to lure others in as well.
Secondly we looked at the ten
menorahs inside. We realized that the lampstands symbolizes the
presence of the Spirit of God in the perfection of Divine order. He
welcomes us in to worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
Thirdly we looked at the table of
showbread. This showbread showed us that God wants to fellowship
with us. Jesus became our bread of life.
Fourthly we had a look at the altar
of incense. This altar represents that there are power and victory
over all the nations of the earth, in all directions through our
prayers. Our prayers strengthen our spiritual relationship with God
and give us access into the Most Holy Place through Jesus
Christ.
So to what conclusion can we come
regarding the Holy Place? We are in the presence of the Holy
Spirit. We can fellowship with God, taking Jesus in as our bread of
Life. We can be intimate with God and stand tall in the victory
that He has bought for us. We can pray with boldness, with power
and victory, knowing that we can enter into the Holy Place because
of what Jesus did for us.
Isn't it amazing? Inside the Holy
Place we are in the presence of the Holy Spirit, Jesus gives us
life and life in abundance and our prayers are powerful and bring
about victory for His Kingdom! Wow. I am amazed as I write this.
Truly amazed. God is so faithful. All He wants is to have us close.
He loves us dearly.
I know we are all looking for magic
formulas, ten steps of growing closer to God, eight miraculous ways
of hearing God's Voice, and all the while God is saying all you
need to do is to spend T-I-M-E with Him! That is the magic
ingredient T-I-M-E.
Let us all make the time to dwell
in the Holy Place. Let us all go and sit in this room and
experience the all-encompassing grace of our wonderful God. I
cannot imagine anything better than dwelling in the presence of His
Spirit, Jesus fellowshipping with us and our conversation (our
prayers) going up as incense, pleasing to the Father. Don't you
think it is worth your time? I don't know about you, but I am quite
excited now, ready to enter into something deeper, something more
meaningful. Hallelujah! All glory to Him that I am allowed in. It
is all grace!
Father, I just want to glorify You.
I just want to praise Your Name forever and ever!! Thank you for
giving me access into Your throne room of grace. Thank you for Your
unfailing undying love!! Amen