ONE MESSAGE. ONE FAITH.

Exodus 40:34 Moses meticulously arranged the tabernacle and its coverings and its furniture exactly as the Lord commanded him. It was only after he completed the task in entirety and as commanded, that the cloud of God's glory  covered and filled, the work. In fact, the purpose of the work was for God's glory to dwell among the people. There is no  manifested glory of God without the work or act of obedience to God. There is no abiding presence of God, without obeying -submitting to- the voice of God. Obedience to his word is  worship. When we worship God, we are rolling out the carpet so to speak,  for the King.  We  usher in His glory. *Image from the web*

The brazen laver was fashioned from the looking glasses of the woman who  assembled at the door of the tabernacle. The brazen laver, made from mirrors, and filled with water,  is a  type of mirror itself. It  helps  us come face to face with our selves.  At the reflecting waters of the laver,  we are reminded,  of our need for cleansing. We  allow our sinful nature to be confronted by the spiritually cleansing Word,  made active in our lives by our obedience to it. Ephesians 5:26 further shows us that God's desire is for his church to be cleansed with the washing of water by the Word. The cleansing at the tabernacle was performed when the priests went to the water,  and applied it. It is the same manner in which we are cleansed with the washing of water by /through the Word of God. We must let it touch us. We must apply it to our hearts and minds. James 1:21 admonishes believers to receive the Word with meekness. We must submit to the Word of God. James 1:22-25 goes on

Exodus 20:24-25 NLT “Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me—your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you. If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. 1 Kings 18:31-33 KJV And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord : and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. It's a marvelous exhilarating feeling  in commun