King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: God Is With You
Date: Tuesday September 13, 2011
Chapters: Ezekiel 43-45, Proverbs 13, Psalm 92
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“Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life...Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” - II Corinthians 3:3-6,17,18.

True ministers of Christ are His instruments, for He is the author of all the good that is in them, His love for others, His love for the lost, and His likeness are revealed in them through the Holy Spirit that indwells them. They are ministers, not merely of the letter to read the written Word or to preach the letter of the Gospel only, but ministers of the Spirit also. The law of Christ is written in their hearts, it is not written in tables of stone, as the law of God given to Moses, but on the fleshy tables of the heart. Those who yield to the working of the Holy Spirit may be made more and more into the image of Christ. It is only when we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us that we will see the glory of the Lord and others see His glory shine even more through us.

Okay, so what is the glory of the Lord? The word glory means, something of great importance, honor, beauty, and or to boast about. In other words, the glory of the Lord means to honor God by recognizing the importance of Him being in and working in our lives. The more we allow God to work through us, the more we are blessed. The more we are blessed, the more we boast about Him, the more we boast about Him, the more beautiful He looks to others as God's glory shines through us. “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” - II Corinthians 4:6.

Before Jesus ascended up to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in His belivers, God's presence did not dwell in anyone, but over a Tabernacle or Temple. In a vision, Ezekiel had witnessed the departure of the glory of the Lord from the magnificent, but now destroyed, Temple in Jerusalem. Ezekiel saw a new Temple being built and God coming in by the very way through which He had departed from the old Temple, the Eastern Gate, which led straight to the Temple entrance of the eternal King.

“Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.” - Ezekiel 43:1-5.

The physical Temple had foreshadowed the life and ministry of Christ. In the millennium there will be no need for types or symbols because God the Father and Jesus Christ, whom the symbols represented, will be present. Our concern should not be how and when the prophecies will be fulfilled, but that our body, mind, and spirit be prepared for His return. “But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.” - II Timothy 2:20,21.

Ezekiel's vision also foreseen Jesus as the prince who would be in charge of the new Temple, “Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.” - Ezekiel 44:1-3.

Jesus will be sent to restore Israel. “Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.” - Acts 5:31,32.

Today, all who call on Christ as their Savior are witnesses, through the Holy Spirit that indwells in them. God is always with you, so, let all the burdens, guilt, or shame go and give it all to Him. Never stop allowing God to work in you, He is the key to all the blessings in our lives, even the struggles. The more we allow the glory of the Lord to work in us the easier we will be able to handle future struggles as well as see the blessings through all of them. More importantly we have the amazing Christ in us to strengthen us, guide us, and lead others to the glory of the Lord as well, which is the most important thin we can do for someone who is not saved. “For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” - Psalm 84:11.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, we cannot remain neutral, but must stand for that which is good or we will fall for that which is evil. Help us, as believers, to cling to that which is good even when it comes as a great sacrifice. With the aid of Your Holy Spirit dwelling in an guiding us, we will be able to overcome every situation that comes our way. We look to You alone, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved that Your Son, Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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