Jan 28
Absorbing God’s Provision
There is not a single element or piece of furniture in the Tabernacle that you “move on” from. Each piece of furniture is to become a part of you. Absorption is the deepest form of application; the ability to daily apply each object in the three rooms of the Tabernacle to your life is crucial to the deeper spiritual life.
DAILY HEALING
For example, when Jesus gave us the model prayer (Matthew 6) one of the phrases He gave was, “Give us this day our daily bread.” From my past posts, we know that this bread is several things; it is His body, it is the manna, it is the unleavened bread in the Passover, and it is the crumbs that fall from the table that bring healing to those who eat of it. The breaking of His body, and the stripes that broke or tore His body, provides for the healing we experience through Him.
Therefore, we are to do this every day. We are to daily apply the provision of His broken body to our lives that we might be healed every day. Healed from the smallest intrusion of infirmity and affliction that might slowly creep into us in any form, healed daily - body, soul and spirit. Not just healed when we discover that we have some form of illness or disease. We can be daily healed before the illness takes root.
What happens if we do not apply and absorb this spiritual reality? We become sickly, think strangely, and our faith erodes, as we wonder why we, or those we pray for, are not healed.
YOU DO NOT LEAVE, YOU ABSORB
I hope you now can see that you do not leave anything behind in these rooms, you absorb them, they become part of you, and in so doing your lifestyle changes – this is called Transformation.
Remember, all things in these rooms are one in God and therefore aspects of God Himself. When the very Spirit of God Himself, the Holy Spirit enters you, all aspects of God become part of your living spiritual being.
As a result, with repentance the Brazen Alter is always present to cover your sins, the Brazen Laver is always there to wash you, the Table of Showbread is always there to heal you, the Lampstand is always there to enlighten you, and every other article or piece of furniture that I have not covered yet is there to aid you in knowing God’s ways and being a witness to others of His existence.
WHY WAS THE TABERNACLE GIVEN IN THE WILDERNESS?
Have you ever wondered why God didn’t wait until the Hebrew Children had established themselves in the Promised Land before He gave them the Tabernacle? I have and in my search I found this truth, “The Tabernacle was given in the Wilderness in order to help the Hebrew Children of God to transition from a mentality of bondage and slavery to an attitude of gracious rule and dominion of the Earth.” Perhaps this is what God is doing in your life as well? He is wanting to change the way you think, the way you view yourself, and perhaps the way you view everything that goes on around you, and He is using the Transition you are experiencing to do it.
The Garden of Eden was to be that for Adam and Eve, the Tabernacle was to be that for the Children of God, the Temple was to be that for Israel, and the Church should be that for you. Yes, I know the Church falls short of that many times, but that does not stop what it is supposed to be. All you’re meant to be is that which advances the Kingdom of God on Earth as it is in Heaven.
WHAT ARE WE MISSING?
If the Bible is correct when it reads, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God,” then the question must be asked, “What is it that we are not hearing from the Word of God that allows our faith to be weak?” I pray and hope that what I am writing in this blog is some of that missing ingredient.
I’ll come back to the Lampstand in my next post. Thank you for your patience.
Blessings,
John Paul
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What has made my faith weak is not realizing I can be the Kingdom of God for the people in my church and I never thought I had that or could make that much of an influence. I’ve seen things wrong and God has told me I’m seeing them wrong because I dont love the church like he does. And I know he wants to give that to me.
I cannot tell you how timely these posts have been for me! I am just where you are describing and I know it isn’t a coincidence that I am reading this! I am getting confirmation after confirmation.
I want to say that it was very frightening for me to be under that inspecting light, because things were revealed in me that were quite ugly, so I can see why others would want to run away. What I was not seeing in the Word was that God is my complete source for everything in life, and He is continually weaving Himself into me so that we are one. In our oneness I have everything I’ll ever need at hand and I can truly walk in real abundance. For some reason this has only become clear to me lately. I feel He is enlarging me.
I can’t wait to read the next post!
Absolutely a marvelous God can have such a detailed design. Everything has so much meaning and I like the fact that we are not trying to “move on” from each element or piece of furniture but rather trying to absorb them so that they become a part of us. What a Genius God we serve!
May God really slow us down and grant us grace to journey through each piece with diligence and patience.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I listened to the “Communion Effect” and it has really be helping me discover the hidden treasures in Jesus atonement especially healing. Wow, Healing indeed is the children’s bread and this blog along with the CD set is helping me see that.
Just asking God to teach me how to appropriate this healing and how to pray for others so that my faith will grow. May His fame spread because of what He has done!
I can’t help but at times fall over myself in despair. Sputtering words flow out of my mouth in every direction looking for answers as to why healing has not yet occurred in my daughter. I know that is futile but the pressure builds from the incongruity between Who He says He is and what I still see before me. At times my faith is monumental and at others it is melted away like a desperately withering snail beneath a shower of salt. There is an answer out there. I know I am not partaking of the bread as much as I possibly could but then why are others’ prayers not answered as well? Is this a problem of faith? I cannot see or hear unless He blesses me to do so. We need answers in the church as a whole. What is wrong?
This is my weak faith:
Matthew 14: 24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
29And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
I have a problem with seeing the stormy wind… It is interesting that Jesus just associates that with doubt and not that Peter was watching weather. I guess the doubt is cast on us because we pay too much attention to the world, and not enought attention to God. Well the only fix for it is Jesus has to save me from it.
-Shaun
The sons of Israel were like sapphire (Lam 4:7), each time we know new truth, colourful stones are embedded into our spirit bodies, then we recieve greater authority and a new name (Rev 2:17). So we absorb the kingdom.
To One of Those:
I first want to say Happy Birthday to Emily. Don’t take this as condemnation, but I believe that Emily is a gift of God to you and your family. Do not look at what appears to be sublime to the natural eye. But look to the spirit of her life and what God wants to show you regarding the purpose of her life in relation to God and man. The time that the Lord has alotted for her to be on this earth is a means towards a blessing.
At times this may seem very obscure to you and discouraging.
God allows these situations that happen to our children, not to punish us but to bring us into a right relationship with Him. I believe the best thing to do right now is to thank Him for the gift of life that He has poured into His beloved Emily on behalf of your family and the family of man and to thank Him for the priviledge that He has given you to be her parent. Apparently, the Lord thought well of you to trust you with her life. I know your suffering for your child for I have raised 3 special needs children, 2 young ladies who are grown with moderate special needs who chose to be on there own, and one severe autistic 17 young male adult, who is a challenge at times but a joy and a discovery waiting to happen.
What it has done to my prayer life and love/faith walk with the Lord is beyond words. But my prayer for you is that, the Lord will show you His hand in all of this and to fill Emily and the rest of the family with the Joy, peace and rest of the Holy Spirit and watch what happens. I believe that the Lord wants to make Emily a resting place for His presence where signs and wonders and healing miracles will be made manifest. Her life is for a reason. It is for His Glory waiting to be revealed in this hour. May God Richly Bless you, Emily and the rest of the family in this New Year!
Blessings,
Shirley C.
I realize that the current topic is the Tabernacle but I have become so fascinated with your teaching in the “Divine Chaos” CD series I cannot help but think that all of this somehow factors into your current topic of the Tabernacle.
You mentioned that the reason God gave the Tabernacle to the Children of Israel in the wilderness was to “transition them from a mentality of bondage and slavery to an attitude of gracious rule and dominion of the earth.” – how they ‘view’ themselves; is this not the Law of Observation?
Here is a quote from CD 2 in the “Divine Chaos” series: “the most powerful observation that you can have is how you observe yourself.” Reflecting on the Tabernacle in the ‘wilderness’, it would seem to me that there would be a certain amount of ‘Chaos’ out there in that wilderness. Hmmm?
First time on this site. Just read prophecy 8/08, it is my heart, and spirit.
Let’s pray: Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in America as it is in heaven!” I know if we fast and pray, God will turn the tide of this nation…please let’s do according to His call…it starts with each individual, I know the sin I turn away from, He delivered me, I walk in His grace and forgiveness, so do you! Lets see this miracle happen and the glory of God…how exciting!!
Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (of America)!
If one is planted in a place of spiritual darkness, God has won, he just wants his army to move from a lie that would say: you are weak and bedragled, defeated and on the ground, to the truth: if we are on the ground we are not defeated, we are in prayer! Be a warrior! The Lion of Judah has led the way! Be the kind of Christ One that gets out of bed and the enemy says: run! His army is awake!
God loves us and we are his army of truth, we walk in His victory according to Ephesians 6:10-18, He loves us and wants this country to stay with in His will, which is to be a help and a testimony to the rest of the world. World War ll, God had an army at home, praying for our soldiers and ali’s. They saw visions and had dreams, God worked many miracles that few remember or know about today. We need to humble ourselves and let go of the spirit of arrogance.
Remember, Jesus said some of these things only go out through prayer and fasting. Ask him to put a fast on you and when you would normally have a meal, sit at the table with His word and fill yourself…eat His word and pray and you will not grow faint. If that is too much start with fasting your favorite treat…and when you would have it get into the word and read and pray instead. He will sustain you!!! I know this, He has done it for me and since He loves me, I know He loves you!
To: “One of those” You are to take heart! God has not forgotten nor has He forsaken you. His word says: The joy of the Lord is our strength! Proverbs tells us to “laugh in the face of adversity.”
Father God, i would ask right now that you would anoint “One of those” with a fresh anointing of your truth, wisdom, knowledge, strength and JOY! Let her know she is not alone, I stand with her and come against spiritual darknes that would discourage and rob her of your blessings in Jesus Name!! Father speak your truth to this mother in a way she has never experienced. Show her your healing words, bring her scriptures Lord that show her the truth of healing…I ask in Jesus Name, receiving and standing in faith when hers is weak.
Now I want to share with you, my son was in need of healing many years ago, nothing worked, I prayed, shook my fist and having done all, all i could do was stand. One night, when he cried and my heart was broken and there was no hope I prayed again, asking God to heal my son. I told my son that he needed to just keep thanking God from that night on and no matter what just believe he was healed, because God was healing him. I stepped out of his room and confessed, asking God to forgive my unbelief. I said I just can’t believe any more, but would He please honor my sons faith. Next morning my son woke up healed! He had laid there awake and fell asleep thanking God. Ask God what He would have you do. Don’t believe the lie, for: He careth for you!
God Bless Us Everyone!
Just another fire of God
My weak faith is in “trying” to do it in my own power. Like, the Lord throws me the football, and I am to run with it. But, He is not standing “back there” watching me, He is the power within me that is catapulting me toward the goal. He is showing me to wait, to stop and listen.
A form of Godliness, but denying the power thereof. No wonder I can never reach the goal line. I have not let Him work in my heart. Still hiding from Him and denying Him access.
I love the part about that we don’t learn it and “move on”. That’s me. He wants me to linger, and absorb it as part of my being.
Thank you John Paul… I have a lot of work to do. HA! HA! of course I meant, to allow Him to do in me.
I think you are probably giving us most of what is missing. I often say to God I don’t want to be yet another person speaking powerless words to and over others. The church today reminds me of the temple in Haggai. God asked how it is the people have such fine homes and the temple lay in ruins. What we’ve built for ourselves looks fine…for now.
I think the church is stuck at salvation - not to minimize the importance of it, but Jesus died to give us so much more. If it was just about salvation, He could have hung on the cross sans all the beating and humiliation and rose on the 3rd day. The in between suffering was necessary to free us from sin, iniquity & woes. I think our part to achieve this end has been down played or just flat ignored. Here we are (at least I was) shocked at my part in this equation…because didn’t Jesus do it all for us?!!
The Bible says there ‘is’ a generation who will no longer say I suffer from the sins of my father. When I read your writings I am hopeful that ‘we’ are that generation. Your teachings help us to see how the building of the temple can be accomplished through Jesus Christ. thank you
The transition from slavery to dominion… Is that when we really believe that the temporal is lesser than the eternal, the spirit is stronger than the soul, the invisible more real than the visible? If I could live in that reality where not only my mind believes but my heart as well!
The very idea of absorbing confronts our notions of miracles… We tend to think miracles / healings must come instantly or it is not a miracle, we just got well. I don’t know about you, but the last time I checked, I do not have the power to get well within my control. I can think be well, I can pretend to be well, I can confess be well, but the bug may only be overcome by a process. I know that sometimes God chooses to provide instance relief but more often than not, I think he “soaks” in at a rate that will not destroy our own soul. He gives us time to be part wrong and then time to be part right until we can get to where He is altogether right and we are at rest. I love the comparison to absorbing!
On the transition that takes place in the desert / wilderness, I like to remind myself that when there is nothing else there but sand, I think of the Psalm that says “His thoughts toward us are as the sand”. So, when I am filled, or thoroughly saturated with His thoughts, the biggest miracle of all, I find peace of mind. No more battling with my own ideas! But His thoughts will be so abundant that it is like sand!
That is a good place to be found.
I just felt to add to my previous unposted comment. Because I probably left you wondering. And as I thought about what I wrote, I realized that you probably misunderstood what I was saying. I will share with you some of what I experienced. My mother had cancer and I prayed for her continuously and when I prayed I did not have any doubt and I expected to see healing. And then she had kidney failure due to the cancer and was taken to the hospital. Now, I had been praying all along for her healing in the midst of unbelief from my family and also my husband. As, I was waiting for my sister to pick me up to go to the hospital I was led into worship and as I was worshiping I felt the most incredible victory and I felt very strongly that God was going to intervene. This time was different, as I was being led by the Spirit. So, I got to the hospital and I was in the waiting room with my family and so I opened my mouth and I proclaimed that God was going to do a miracle. I was in for quite a shock at the response that I got. My father was very angry that I could say something like that when she was on her deathbed. But, that didn’t stop me from what I felt in my Spirit. So, I went into my mother’s room and when I starting praying for her I could feel the Spirit go through me. And I also had another family member yell at me in the elevator and told me that I was not in reality. And then I went home to the worst one of all. And why was all this happening, I would have to say there was a battle in the spiritual realm. But, anyway this is what happened. This next day my father called me from the hospital and said I think we have a miracle here. So, I went back to the hospital the next day and the first person that came up to me was my sister, who had yelled at me in the elevator. So, God turned it around. So, my mother’s kidneys started coming back and the doctor’s didn’t know what to make of it. They said that it would be highly unlikely that she would not have kidney damage. But, they were wrong, because her kidneys came back 100%. But, she didn’t receive a complete healing with the cancer. The doctor decided to give her more chemotherapy. Which, I think was a mistake. It could be possible that God was in the process of healing the cancer. But, that was in April of 1994 and she went home from the hospital and over the summer she went downhill. So, in August of 1994 she came down with pnuemonia and her immune system was not able to fight it. So, she died in August of 1994. I don’t think that she died of cancer. It was more from the effects of chemotherapy. But, she never had a problem with her kidneys again. Does that make sense? It is hard to understand isn’t it? She even said to me why did he bring me back and not heal me completely? And I didn’t have an answer. So, anyway I never prayed for healing again after that. And I know that it was wrong for me to shut down in that way. I understand that God doesn’t always heal when we pray and I can accept that. I still believe for miracles and I know what God can do. I have even seen him heal and I didn’t have to pray. I have seen a healing that happened when the presence of God came in power and I didn’t even have to pray. I had an opportunity to minister with another Christian that had a ministry to the Nursing homes back in 2006. As, we were worshiping the power of God came in a way that I had not experienced in quite some time and the Spirit descended on one man and he was healed of nerve damage. He said that he was not able to use his hand and he felt the Spirit descend on him and heal his hand. There were at least ten patients in that room that day, but only one was healed. He could of healed them all, right? But he only chose to heal one. It is a mystery isn’t it? So, anyway it is not up to us, but in surrender, we submit to his will. So, I am ready to do whatever he would have me to do by his Spirit. It is only by his Spirit.
And of course, you don’t want to post this comment, as it is much too long.
Blessings
We are in need of prayer’s for my husband, we just found out from my husband’s doctor that his blood cell count is way off the charts and we have to get him into the emergency room right away to have him checked out fro bone marrow cancer. Please pray this is urgent. He has lost alot of weight. It is not good. Thanks!
Wow Wendy! You are an encouragement to me. Thank you for your bravery, obedience and heart to want to heal like Jesus.
For S.C. husband. Holy Spirit I ask for complete change in the path of this disease, remove every debilitating cell, tissue, and blood. Bring to him your new blood, tissue, bone and cells. And bring peace upon there whole family. Thank you Jesus.
Thank you for a timely word in season, God is so gracious and teaches us through many different ways. Thank you God!