(To Coincide with Fasting Prayer Service Session III)Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Exodus 19-24 is about the Golden Altar of Incense.
The whole meaning is the fellowship in worship.
Exodus 19:4-9
19:4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and howI bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
19:5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth isMine.
19:6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These arethe words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
19:7 So Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the Lordcommanded him.
19:8 Then all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lordhas spoken we will do.” So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
19:9 And the Lordsaid to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.” So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
The deep meaning of worship prayer is as follows:
- Being brought to God and He will close to us.
Exodus 19:4
19:4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and howI bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
- Being supported on eagles’ wings means we are separated from world. Worship makes us feel joy in the midst of sorrow.
- Making us as property of God.
Exodus 19:5-6
19:5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasureto Me above all people; for all the earth isMine.
19:6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priestsand a holy nation.’ These arethe words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
It means as follows:
- We become the priest and king.
The priest is the life who serves God. The king is the life who wins over the sin.
Thus, the priest and king mean the servant or the instrument of righteousness.
The process to be the priest and king is as follows:
- Believing or having faith to Jesus as the only Savior.
- Repenting or to stop sinning and return to God.
- Having water and Holy Spirit Baptism. Thus, we receive the new life that is the life in righteousness and become the servants of righteousness.
- Becoming the special treasure of God.
The priest and king are precious in God’s eyes. We become God’s that cannot be charged against by anything until become the Bride of Heaven.
- Experiencing the tearing of flesh with its desires so we are able to do and obey God’s Word.
Exodus 19:7-8
19:7 So Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which the Lordcommanded him.
19:8 Then all the people answered together and said, “All that the Lordhas spoken we will do.” So Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
Matthew 7:21-23
7:21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
7:22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
7:23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
The success does not depend on the great of ministry but obedience.
- In worship prayer, God comes in the thick cloud.
Exodus 19:9
19:9 And the Lordsaid to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.”So Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
It means God comes in the strong anointing of Holy Spirit for as follows:
- Bringing the Word of God that comes from the mouth of Himself.
The Word that is the saying of Jesus or the revelation through verse explained by another verse. This is the teaching Word that is able to sanctify our life and bring us to the Holy Place.
- Answering our prayer.
Our fate actually depends on when we are hearing the Word.
The prayer that has been answered is Oracle. It means God is finishing everything with the power of His hand.
The point is the people around us believe that God is dwelling among us. God will bring the Word through His mouth and finish with His hand.
This is like the experience of young Solomon. Solomon fully depends on the Sword of God that is the Word that comes from His mouth.
1 Kings 8:14-15
8:14 Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
8:15 And he said: “Blessed bethe LordGod of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it,saying,
1 Chronicles 28:20
28:20 And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it;do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LordGod—my God—will bewith you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
The young Solomon must build the house of the Lord. But Solomon holds fast to Sword of Word, and then the hand of God finishes everything.
The requirement to experience Oracle is being strong and of good courage, which is as follows:
- Holding fast to the true teaching Word whatever the risk may come.
- Obeying the Word whatever the risk may come.
- Living in righteousness or not sinning whatever the risk may come.
- Worshipping, loving, believing and entrusting ourselves to God.
Daniel 3:16-18,24-25
3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
3:17 If that is the case,our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver usfrom your hand, O king.
3:18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.”
3:24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste andspoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.”
3:25 “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”
If we become strong and of good courage and worship God, Jesus in the glory of High Priest and the Bridegroom of Heaven will accompany our body, soul and spirit. Thus, we will never be touched by the fire of Satan.
The result is as follows:
- God will care and protect us miraculously starting from now in this difficult world, until the age of Antichrist and forever.
- God is able to help and solve our entire problem even the impossible one.
- God will lift up us in time.
Daniel 3:30
3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.
The meaning is as follows:
- God gives the beautiful and joyful future in time.
- God employs us to testify. Testifying the Good Tidings to save the sinner and the Bride Tidings to bring the saved people to be sanctified.
Daniel 3:28-29
3:28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!
3:29 Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”
- God is changing us from carnal men to the spiritual ones like Jesus until we feel joy in the sprinkling of the blood. One day when Jesus comes a second we will be changed as glorious as He is.
God blesses us.