Tabernacle Model for Personal
Devotions: Part 4
4. The purpose of the Lampstand was to give light for the
priests to do their work in the Tabernacle. Its light was cast directly on the table
of showbread. It had a central stem and three branches on the left and right
sides. Upon each of the seven stands was a bowl and wick (Exodus 25:31-37).
John
8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
(Matthew 5:14-16)
Philippians
2:15 (NLT) ….You are to live clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark
world full of crooked and perverse people. Let your lives shine brightly before
them.
The
Lampstand also speaks of the Holy Spirit, the creative fullness of divine power
as seen in all His gifts and graces, at work in Jesus and the church.
Isaiah
11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of
the LORD--
1
Corinthians 14:8-12 . . . Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to
excel in gifts that build up the church.
Ephesians
3:14-20 . . . Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Prayer Focus: Pray that the Lord will help you to be a brighter
light (witness) at work, at home and in your neighborhood. Pray that you would
increase in wisdom, understanding, godly counsel, spiritual might, knowledge,
and the fear of God. Ask the Lord to use you in the gifts of the Holy Spirit
with greater frequency and purity. Remember that you can do NOTHING apart from
God and the power of the Holy Spirit.
John
15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in
him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
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