Devotion 114

DEVOTION 114: “The Holy Spirit in Our Heart ” coming out of Lev. 24

The Holy Spirit is to be burning and shining continually in our hearts.

Let’s read:
Leviticus 24:1-2 “And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.”

Oil, being a type of the Holy Spirit, shines or reveals the Word (the Light) continually in our hearts. This is the plan of God from the very beginning, that we are one with Him in Word by continuous revelation.

Matthew 16:17 “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.”

Peter received this revelation before Pentecost.
Today, He reveals the Word continuously by the indwelling Holy Spirit, Who came at Pentecost.

We continue our reading:

Leviticus 24:3-9 “Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. [4] He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continually. [5] And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. [6] And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord. [7] And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord. [8] Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. [9] And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.”

We are to partake in Christ (the Word) Who is the daily Bread of life, to maintain our intimate relationship with God.

We continue our reading:

Leviticus 24:10-15 l”And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; [11] And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) [12] And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. [13] And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, [14] Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. [15] And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.”

Without the Grace of God, man will have no hope but to bear his sin.
Thank God we do not,  since Christ took our judgement.
If a man or woman curses God, they have cut off the only One who is able to take away their sin.

We continue our reading:

Leviticus 24:16-22 “And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death. [17] And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. [18] And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. [19] And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; [20] Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. [21] And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. [22] Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God.”

He has one Word for all.
The Word (Christ) died for all; Jew or Gentile-stranger. We just have to simply believe.

We conclude our reading:

Leviticus 24:23 “And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.”

Death is stepping out of line with the Word of God.
Cursing God is stepping out of line with God. The results is death (separation from God ).

Let the Word of God keep you in line with God. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word, as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. The ongoing burning oil of His Spirit , in us, in Christ!

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