Message from Scripture: 8/11/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is Ex. 25:9; “Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.”

 

When you examine Scripture, you discover God has always had a pattern.  Regarding our Scripture for today, the New Testament authenticates this concept of following a patter, as it records Moses was faithful to build the tabernacle exactly as God had said, according to His pattern (Acts 7:44).

 

It shouldn’t surprise us, then, that the New Testament speaks about God’s pattern for us today.  Paul reminded the church in Corinth that what he taught, he taught “everywhere in every church” (1 Cor. 4:17).  On a personal level, Paul exhorted Timothy to “follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 1:13).  Whether with the church or the individual, in doctrine and practice, there is a divinely given pattern we must follow.

 

Where is this pattern, you may ask?  It isn’t found in our desires, as these vary with each person. It isn’t in human ideas or creeds, as these often are contradictory. It’s in God’s inspired word (2 Tim. 3:16-17). We must take care not to alter God’s message to suit us (Gal. 1:6-9), but to alter our lives to suit and please God (Eph. 4:15).

 

It’s interesting that even Christ Himself yielded in obedience to the will of God, to offer us salvation. He is the source of eternal salvation to those who obey Him (Heb. 5:9).  God has always had a pattern, even for the Son of God.  As we go about today, let’s do so serving our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, following His pattern for our lives, and showing others the way that leads to eternal life. God bless.

 

Robert