To coincide with fasting prayer session III
ad. 3. Exodus 31:18 was aboutMOSES ACCEPTED TWO TABLETS OF STONE ALONG WITH TABERNACLE.
Spiritual understandings of the two tablets of stone are:
ad. 3. Exodus 31:18 was aboutMOSES ACCEPTED TWO TABLETS OF STONE ALONG WITH TABERNACLE.
Spiritual understandings of the two tablets of stone are:
- In terms of news.
The two tablets of stone were written with God's ten commandments. It refers to Word of God/true teaching Word/Bride Tidings. God entrusts Bride Tidings to us for being practiced/being obeyed and being witnessed.
I Peter 1:22
1:22. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
The practice of being obedient to the true teaching Word results in holiness.
Ephesians 4:11-12
4:11. And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
4:12. for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
The result of living in holiness is God gives ministry and the gift of the Holy Spirit, that we become priests and kings whom God uses in ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ.
Obedience and holiness determine the direction of our ministry. If being disobedient and unholy, our ministry will lead to the building of the body of Babel.
Being disobedient SURELY equals to being unholy.
I Timothy 4:14
4:14. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
God equips us with ministry and the gift of the Holy Spirit by prophecy/true teaching Word and the laying on of the hands of the eldership. Our attitude to the ministry and the gift of Holy Spirit is do not neglect, but be faithful and be good.
Jeremiah48:10a
48:10. Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully,
Beingneglectful= being unfaithful and irresponsible, and one will be cursed.
Curse is ambience of sufferinglabor,bitterness until thrust to outer darkness= perishingforever.
Matthew 25:21
25:21. "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
The result of being faithful and good is we experience happiness with Jesus/heavenly joy although we live in the world which is full of curse. Heavenly joy covers protection, preservation, etc.
We have to tell/testify about the teaching Word that we have already practicedsothat other congregation can experience heavenly joy and enter into the edifying of the perfect body of Christ. Not testifying= being selfish and beingguilty of blood which is unable to be paid by anything. - In terms of contents.
The first tablet of stone contained 4 laws. It refers to love to God more than anything.
The second tablet of stone contained6 laws. It refers to love to other like we love ourselves.
So, the two tablets of stone are about LOVE.
Motive power of ministry is LOVE. If not, itis not a body. LOVE is eternal. If we serve with love, our ministry will remain forever and ever. It means:- No retirement.
- Cannot be hindered by anything even by death.
Revelation20:6, 22:3-5
20:6. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
22:3. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.
22:4. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.
22:5. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
Even being allowed to die, the minister who serves with LOVE will be raised to become priests and kings at the throne of God.
- No retirement.
- In terms of experience, those are:
- Two tablets of stone were broken= experience of death.
- The new two tablets of stone were made same as the first ones= experience of resurrection.
Experience of death and resurrection= CROSS. So, our basic of ministry is CROSS. It meanswe arewilling to suffer in the flesh and feeling without sin= sprinkling of the blood. Why do we have to experience the CROSS?
II Corinthians 4:16-17
4:16. Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
4:17. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
Behind the CROSS, there is SPIRIT OF GLORY with us which resultsin renewal of life from carnal men tospritual men. Renewal of life is started from not losing heartbutbeing strong and of good courage= the skin of face shone like Moses. Being strong and of good courage means:- We keep on holding fast and obeyingthe true teaching Word.
- We do not do sin.
- We are not desperate and disappointed, but trust and commit ourselves to God.
Moses came down the mountain along with two tablets of stone and spirit of glory that heexperienced two things, those are:- Moses experienced the winning power on golden calf.
The golden calfrefersto:- Idolatry, meaning self-truth and the hardness of heart that makeusscattered.
Consequently, everything becomesbad. - Being spiritual lukewarm/boredom.
- Sins until the peak of sin that is sin of eating-dringking and marrying-giving in marriage.
- Impossible temptations/problems.
- Idolatry, meaning self-truth and the hardness of heart that makeusscattered.
- Moses experienced the power of glory. Moses' face shone. For us, it means we are nothumiliated, but glorified. Everything becomessuccessful and beautiful until we become as glorious as Jesus when Jesus comes on second time.
- Two tablets of stone were broken= experience of death.