RECONCILIATION LEADING TO UNION (2)
RECONCILIATION LEADING TO UNION (2)
A spiritual house - man is not the builder here. Christ is on the other side of death and I come to Him there by the Spirit. Christ is not here, but something of Him is here.
Saviour, Priest, Son of God, Stone.
The priesthood is to sever you from earth and draw you to a Person in heaven - the holy place is the sphere of life. In Matthew 14 Peter cries, “Save me”, and the Lord drew him to His side - this is the priest’s work. The epistle to Hebrews takes you up at the point of consecration (Leviticus 8), and you go in a consecrated company.
Christ’s own ministry is declaring the Father’s name and singing praises, etc. (Hebrews 2:12). See also John 17.
The gospel goes out from the centre - from Himself. It is the Lord Himself, and not the reading of Scripture, which transforms into His image. Effective service is through knowing His presence and your telling out what you know.
In the disorder of the church - Revelation 2 and 3 - Christ is the resource (Philadelphia). Abigail went contrary to Nabal - she is the remnant owning Christ’s rightful place; a purged person will always find the purged company.