My comments, questions and prayer for you today come from Exodus 30: 22-33 (noted below for your convenience-NKJV).
2 Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 “Also take for yourself quality spices—five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane, 24 five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. 25 And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil. 26 With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; 27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; 28 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. 29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them must be holy.[a] 30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests.
31 “And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. 32 It shall not be poured on man’s flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, shall be cut off from his people.’”
I find it interesting that YahWeh (God) revealed the ingredients of the holy annointing oil but then said it was never to be compounded for any other use than to consecrate the Tabernacle. He took this oil very seriously. Verse 33 says: "Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, shall be cut off from his people." Which means they would be killed. Sound serious to you?
As always I found myself asking if there was a picture of Messiah (Jesus) in this? He is our holy annointing. He is the one that makes us holy before the Father. There is NONE like Him! His life was poured out for those with faith - not outsiders (those who are outside would be those who have not chosen to walk into the Father's house by faith, by believing in what they cannot see). Messiah consecrates us for service to the Father, like the oil consecrated the items and priests in the Temple.
I find myself wondering what the meanings of the oils (myrrh, cinnamon, cassia, cane, olive) mentioned are, what their properties are, and if they have any significance to the character of Messiah..... all a topic for another day. There is just so much revelation and things to learn about the love the Father has for us!
In closing today, my prayer for everyone is that you lay hold of just how important our consecration to the Father is - He gave His Son - His Beloved - to be poured out for your life. Willingly, knowing the cost - the torture - the heartache. Do you think He did that for something that was of no importance to Him? MAY IT NEVER BE!!! YOU BELOVED - ARE IMPORTANT TO THE FATHER! Come into His house today. Search His Word, let Him teach you. Let Him love you and accept what Messiah did for you on the cross so that you may never spend another day separated from His love.
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