Exodus 30-31 (Movement of God's People Series)

Priests of the Lord (Exodus 30)

​As priests of the Lord, we are called to meet with God daily and offer him prayers. We are not to pray to try to get God to move on our behalf, rather, we are to listen and then pray as God instructs.
Priests are called to be a bridge between God and man. God will bring people and problems to our mind that we are to stand in atonement so mercy can be given.

As a community of believers, those of age are to offer contributions to the work of the Lord. We can no longer just think of ourselves and our own needs, we are part of a global body, each person's need is our personal need. We should never just shut someone out because they ask for help, we should always seek the Father how He would have us respond.
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God desires to use us as His Tent of Meeting, so the world can encounter God.  To do this we must assure daily that we have confessed our sins so that we are cleansed and consecrated as vessels of God. Taking the time to be consumed in the presence of the Anointed One so that His anointing flows through us in all we say and do. Those who are with God have His sweet holy aroma manifesting from their pores.

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Work & Rest (Exodus 31)

​We are the Father's chosen vessels, no matter our job, we are to be filled with His Spirit, so that we walk in great wisdom, ability, and expertise. We are called to be master Craftsmen, anointed by God to bring glory to His name in all we say and do. We are working with God in the restoration and redemption of all things.

The mindset that the holy is only what takes place within the four walls of a church building is an old covenant mentality. "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof." Jesus in the parable of talents says "occupy until I come." Our occupation is our ministry!!!!

So ask the Father each day to anoint you as you go to work and watch and see the wonders He does in and through you.

The 2nd half of Exodus 31 deals with the Sabbath, so we go from work to rest. We need to have the balance of rest or our work will suffer. The Sabbath as Jesus said was made for man. Rest is something we need to receive to have the refreshing necessary to remain strong both spiritually and physically. It is a reminder that God is our source in order to do all things well.

Sabbath is a commandment given by God, the day is up to us, but if we don't follow this command we give the enemy a foothold. No man is above the natural order of the bodies need to be recharged. The Sabbath in the new covenant means perpetual resting in Christ, trusting in the Lord at all times, but we also need a full day of relaxation, where we rest the body and feed our spirit.

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