All have sinned and come short of the glory of God; so reads Romans 3:23. The Old Testament offerings were offered everyday for the sins of the people. God provided only one Offering that is without blemish - without sin; and that is the life of His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Our reading for …
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The High Cost of Sin
In this day when we talk about the high cost of gasoline for our cars, the high cost of food, clothing, housing, or just about anything; we forget about the high cost of our sin. The scheduled reading for today is Exodus 37 through 38. The building of the altar of burnt offering; the altar …
Praying
Our scheduled reading today is Exodus 29 through 30. And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall …
The Blessed of the LORD
Reading today in Genesis 25 through 26. And he went up from thence to Beersheba. And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, "I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for My servant Abraham's sake." And …
Conflict Between Brethren Solved
When wisdom works and ponders the evidence the conflicts between brethren in the LORD can be solved. Reading today in Joshua 20 through 22. Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, "The LORD God of gods, …
Gathered Together
And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God …
The Altar of Prayer
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. And thou shalt overlay it …
The Fire Shall Never Go Out
"And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be burning upon the …
While the Earth Remains
"And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart, 'I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination …
It Shall Never Go Out
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 'Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. And the priest shall put on his linen …
Looking For a New Worship Experience
Reading today from 2 Kings 14 - 16... "And King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. And Urijah the priest …
The First Fire
"The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out." Leviticus 6:13(KJV) The question you may raise concerning this verse is, "What fire?" The answer to that question is that it has to do with the fire of the altar of burnt offering. That is the altar near the entrance of …
Shutting the Doors
It seems that there are many people who are for the keeping of the doors to worshipping God open. They are open as long as people come to God God's way; rather than our own way. That was the problem in Malachi's day; and this message is to his own people. They were offering polluted …
Answer by Fire
Today's Reading: 1 Chronicles 21 - 23 "And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and He answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering." 1 Chronicles 21:26 (KJV) At great cost David had came to this. Seventy …
The LORD; Our Ebenezer
Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 5 - 8 "And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve Him only: and He will deliver you …
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