Offer burnt offerings everyday
Exodus 29:38~46 For the generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the Lord. There I will meet you and speak to you; there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory. (42~43)
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #347 We are Bound for Canaan Land (#382 in previous version)
After the exodus, the Israelites underwent a period of suffering for 40 years in the wilderness. Answers were delayed, and continuous problems and the danger of enemies seemed endless. However, during this time, God gave all the important things, including the Ten Commandments, the Ark of the Covenant, the tabernacle, the three feasts, and even the twelve tribes. God allowed them to make all preparations for the covenant, culture, and life. There is something we must do daily before this covenant.
1. We must open our eyes differently
The lives of Joseph and Moses that were filled with irregularities seemed like failure to others, but in God’s eyes, it was the time schedule of prepared blessings. The people of God must see in a different perspective. We must first see far, see what will last a lifetime, and look at the eternal time schedule. Difficulties and problems may actually exist because of a defect in our habits. We must be able to think of the Gospel and see the reality with the Gospel rather than seeing the problems and conflicts of reality and falling into that. For that reason, we must always have the bread of the Presence in our lives (Exodus 25:30). The bread of the Presence was kept inside the holy place. To have the bread of the Presence in your life means that you possess the food for life, in other words the Word, in you. Moreover, the light to solve the problem of darkness must always remain within you (Exodus 27:20~21). You can uncover the life of always shining the light of the Word and life through worship. Worship is the method by which you can gain God’s strength that He provides every day. It is also the method to be filled with the Gospel. If you possess this mystery in your life daily, you will obtain different eyes.
2. We must restore it immediately
There are things the people of God who possess the eyes of the Gospel must restore. We must hold onto the Word and pray. In times of crises, there are those who pray to God 24 hours a day, but there are also those who mindlessly worry for the same 24 hours. Paul, who prayed continuously in the Holy Spirit, held onto the covenant and restored the power of prayer in any and all situations. God’s plan was for the Israelites to know that God is God. Furthermore, it was for Egypt and all peoples to know that the Lord is the Redeemer. Today, God wants me to know this truth as well. He is the Lord who answers those who pray holding to the Word.
● Forum Topic - Are you living the life of a worshipper who offers the burnt offering every day? Does the blood of Christ have anything to do with you today? Again, restore the worship of enjoying the mystery of the Word and prayer.
Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 1st Service / 2010.2.28