His Daily Care, Our Daily Walk – While It Is Called Today (Part 4)
A devoted Father, God is present in His children’s lives every day. Having your Father there and being there with …
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Guarding Our Gardens – While It Is Called Today (Part 3)
In the life of our family, we’ve had many gardens ranging in size from large plots plowed with mid-sized tractors …
The Holy Oracle – Entrance by the Blood (Part 9)
The holy of holies was also called the “holy oracle.”[1] It was of this place that God said “There I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat.”[2] The communications of God proceed from the holy oracle, from the holy of holies. Communion without communication is impossible. We need to enter into the holy oracle to hear our Father’s words, for it is the place from which He speaks. The basis for receiving any revelation from God is the blood of Jesus Christ because it is only by His blood that we are able to enter in.
Resting in Him – Entrance by the Blood (Part 8)
The Day of Atonement was a Sabbath of Sabbaths. As our Jubilee trumpeter, the Lord bids us to rest in Him. When God’s work was done at the close of the sixth day, He rested from all His work. When Christ’s work of redemption was done, He sat at the right hand of God. He rested in His accomplished work.
Paul’s Example – A Blood-Cleared Conscience (Part 8)
When the Apostle Paul was known only as Saul of Tarsus, he sought to destroy the body of Christ. He guarded the coats of those who stoned Stephen, and the blood of that day only gave him a thirst for more. As an enforcer for the Sanhedrin, his manner and methods presaged the horrors of the Inquisition. He was violent, cruel, and passionate about persecuting Christians. Such was the man who would become one of the most prominent figures of the first century church. How could one who had imprisoned, tortured, and murdered Christians later serve them without a life-debilitating guilt?
