Serving the Lord means to be consecrated for His work, His way through us. Being consecrated for serving God means learning to live His way. You and I were once controlled by our old natures and by what others thought we should be… that was the old life without Christ as our Savior. Ephesians 4:17-22 Renewed […]
According to a dictionary, the word “consecrate” means “To dedicate to some service or goal.” When anyone is consecrated there is a service and/or goal that is in view. Consecration also means to be set apart for sacred service. Moses was to consecrate Aaron as high priest and Aaron’s sons as priests. As priests they […]
Aaron and his sons were anointed, ordained and consecrated as priests to serve the living LORD God. Anointed: sprinkled with a specially made oil to serve as priests. Ordained: set apart to serve the living God. Consecrated: set apart to God to serve Him; we are set apart for God’s use. Exodus 28:40-43 Have we […]
Did you know, follower of Christ, that you are a priest serving the living God? Did you know that you are royalty? How can we know this? God says so! (NIV) 1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare […]
When Moses was given the patterns for the garments of the priests, it was according to God’s plan and pattern. The LORD said, to be in His presence, the priests were to wear certain garments. (NASB) Exodus 28:40 “For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall […]
A Choice: to wallow in sorrow, grief, even self-pity. Another choice: to look to God and remember how He blesses me throughout each day. It has been one year, to the day I am writing this devotional that I began a journal. Writing out, at the end of each day, the blessings God gave me […]
For the followers of Christ Jesus, we are set apart, we are “holy to the LORD.” Did you know that? Rejoice! We are valuable and important to the living God, we are set apart by God Himself. Moses was given instructions for the high priest’s turban. On the front of the turban, a gold plate […]
What God said… (NASB) Exodus 28:31-35 “You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 ‘There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not […]
Details, details, details… some people really like details and others? Not so much! Give them the bottom line and move on. God gave Moses detailed patterns for the clothes of the high priest. The high priest would serve Him in the tabernacle… and he would be clothed according to God’s patterns. In Exodus 28:6-30 the […]
When you get ready to go to a party or an important meeting or to worship God… how do you dress? God is serious about His holiness and those who serve Him are to be clothed for glory and for beauty. The LORD God instructed Moses about whom He chose to serve Him as high […]