The Glory of the Lord

 

 

Exodus 40:34-38

 

November 25, 2024

 

The Glory of the Lord

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.  And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.  Throughout all their journeys,  whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.  But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up.  For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

Does the Church, that is not a building but all who by faith in the finished work of the Cross, put their trust in that the blood of Jesus Christ has covered their sins, past and present?  We do not have a cloud that covers us; no, it is so much better, we have the Holy Spirit living in us to guide us in our calling.

 

The problem is that many who go by the title of Christian have no access to Him because they are attempting to bypass the Cross with their goodness.  Big problem, Scripture is clear, no one but God is good, and He looks at our good works as filthy rags.

 

The leaders, both teachers and preachers, do not teach how one can look to and listen to the Holy Spirit.  Often, people go by their own feelings and instincts, doing what they believe is right.  Once more we err in such, for once more we find in the Scriptures that the heart is wicked, who can understand it?

 

Blaise Pascal, who lived in the sixteen hundred, said, “Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.”  A key quote from Pascal, that is the key to cutting out the noise and hearing from the Holy Spirit, is this.  “All human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room.”  I would add a quiet room, with no TV or radio, just you and the Holy Spirit, and listen for His voice.

 

Be like the young man Samuel in the Bible,  one must say Lord, I’m listening, lead me in the way of righteousness.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice