Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. (Exodus 40:34-35) The ultimate seal of approval. Some of us still have the wrong idea of why God is […]
Read More JJ25 #10 – GloryThen you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy. (Exodus 40:9) Physical acts and spiritual realities. People refer to the symbolism of certain acts. As though it’s not really what’s going on outside that matters, […]
Read More JJ25 #09 – Anoint and Consecrate So It May Become HolySee, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, […]
Read More JJ25 #08 – Gifted Contributors to the Place of PresenceAnd let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. (Exodus 25:8) God wants to live with us. This truth about God is breathtaking for the following reasons. He is God. Awesome, powerful, wise, just, holy and righteous are just some of the characteristics He offers to get an insight into […]
Read More JJ25 #07 – That I May Dwell With ThemBehold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” (Genesis 28:15) The personal encounter with God can do wonders in establishing identity and purpose. Jacob had an awareness of God. You can […]
Read More JJ25 #06 – Close Encounters of the Divine Kind – What God SaysTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24 ESVUK) This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:32) Matthew, Mark and Luke feature conversations that Jesus has with people who […]
Read More JJ25 #05 – Responsible – Relational Insights Part 2Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens […]
Read More JJ25 #04 – Responsible – Relational Insights Part 1The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man … (Genesis 2:15-16a ESVUK) Making the most out of something is the art and technique of good management. It took me a long time to understand and appreciate this truth. In that length of […]
Read More JJ25 #03 – Work It, Keep It – Diligence and VigilanceThe Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man … (Genesis 2:15-16a ESVUK) At some point in my teenage years, I was asked the wonderful question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A seemingly regular and conventional question to […]
Read More JJ25 #02 – The Work and The CallThe Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed (Genesis 2:8 ESVUK) A great outlet for my Dad when he lived in England was his allotment. An allotment is a piece of land among a set of lands that could be leased out to residents, and […]
Read More JJ25 #01 – Working Out the Work Again
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