Jesus, He is the Tabernacle

As a young girl growing up in church, I used to recall hearing the seasoned saints praying and asking God to tabernacle with them. Lo and behold, I find myself praying this same prayer… Papa God, tabernacle with me this day and every day in Jesus name.

Today’s lesson is taken from Hebrews 9:11 and reads thusly, But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation”.

The first mention of the word tabernacle is found in Exodus 25:1-9

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:   2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.   3 And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;   4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;   5 ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;   6 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;   7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.   8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.   9 According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it”.

The word tabernacle means “tent”, “place of dwelling”, or “sanctuary”.

Upon further study of the Old Testament, you will find that in the tabernacle there was an Outer court, The Holy Place, and the Holiest of Holies.

The Outer court – This room was used for sacrificial offerings, judgment and cleansing. In the outer court, there were instruments constructed of bronze representing judgment and the need for justification.

The Holy Place – Only the Priests could go in this room and which contained the showbread, a type and shadow of (Christ the bread of Life); the lampstand, a type and shadow of (Christ the Light of the World); and the Altar of Incense, a type and shadow of (Christ our Intercessor). In this room was gold, silver and wood; representing the deity, redemption, and the humanity of Christ.

The Holy of Holies – This room contained the Ark of the Covenant or the Mercy Seat. Only the High Priest could enter here one day of the year on the Day of Atonement. On that day, the High Priest could enter the very presence of our Most Holy God, Yahweh. A veil or curtain separated this room from the other rooms. THE HOLIEST OF HOLIES IS WHERE GOD’S GLORY RESIDED!!! (KABOD) Halleluia!

Our High Priest Jesus would have to pass from the outer court, into the Most Holy Place, and then into the Mercy seat or the Holiest of Holies to give His life a ransom for many, when He became that sacrificial Lamb. At that very moment, when Jesus died, the veil which had separated the other rooms from the Holiest of Holies (Mercy Seat) was torn in two from the top to the bottom. (Matt 27:51).

What does that mean for you or for me? That means that our High Priest, Jesus, when He shed His blood on Calvary’s Cross redeemed us from a world of sin so that we could come boldly before God’s Throne and Mercy Seat as cleansed and sanctified priests. As priests, we can now come into the very presence of Almighty God to worship and adore Him and tell Him all about our troubles. We can now lay at His feet to love on Him and to allow Him to love on us and bask in His presence knowing that whatever troubles we might encounter, Papa God will make it alright.

Thank You, Jesus, for being better in every way! There is nobody like You! Jesus, our Priestly Tabernacle is better than the grandest cathedral or the biggest church with all of its modern day conveniences.

And guess what ya’ll? My Bible tells me:

“Christ in me, the hope of glory”. (Colossians 1:27). That means that as born again believers, we already have the tabernacle of Jesus residing on the inside of us. In other words, we have the love, mercy, and grace of Jesus in us. That’s good news my friends. I love good news and I pray that you do as well.

Prayer: Papa God, in the words of a song as written by Eddie Williams and popularly sung by Albertina Walker…..Lord, keep me day by day, in a pure, and perfect way. I want to live on in a building not made by hand. I’m just a stranger here traveling through this barren land. Lord, I know there’s a building somewhere, in a building not made by hand. Lord, keep my body strong, so that I can do no wrong. Lord, give me grace just to run this Christian race to a building not made by hand in Jesus name, Amen!

If you do not know Jesus as your Savior, and you want to accept Him now, you can click on the link under PRAYER, and pray the prayer of Salvation