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The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 28:6-8 "Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen—the work of skilled hands. It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened. Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it— of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen." (Even as the Lord gave Moses specific and detailed instructions for the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant, He also has very specific details about the attire of the high priest. His apparel is more than clothing. It is part of the accessories that the Lord directs Moses to provide for the worship procedures and setting that allow both the High Priest and the people to approach this Holy and Righteous God. Scholars differ in their actual picture of this ephod garment, but they all agree that it was an over garment, a kind of apron over his undergarment and the outer garment of the High Priest. This covering of beauty and fine workmanship for the High Priest was a vestment that covered his front and back and had to be worn when he ministered in the tabernacle that was still yet to be built. The garment is a picture of the beauty of Christ's nature and of an apron in which Christ dresses for the work that He took upon Himself to come into our world. He clothes Himself in the beauty of His holiness and in the beauty of His redemptive work for us so that we see Him for Who He really is, a Savior Who love us.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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Good Word for Today!

The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 25:22 "There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all My commands for the Israelites." (The Lord knows His people cannot in themselves measure up to the standards set forth in the covenant, so He has already made provision for them. He has established a dwelling place on earth so He is not removed or distant from His people. He has placed a seat for His place of dwelling to show that He will always remain here with us. He has made a covenant with us that says He chooses to be our God and chooses us to be His people. He gives us a copy of the covenant, the Law, keeps one for Himself, and stores them in the very heart of His throne on earth. He has called that seat a mercy seat to remind us that His mercy covers over our failure to meet His standards of holiness. Through this visual representation, He declares that He will meet with us and continue to show us the way to Him and to satisfy the holy purity of this righteous God Who has mercifully inserted Himself into our lives. Today He still meets with us in our place of deepest need, the place where we depend on Him for making provision for us that we cannot in any way make for ourselves.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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Good Word for Today!

The Lord Be With You Today! Exodus 25:21 "Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you." (The Lord has instructed Moses to construct a gold-covered, wooden chest with a solid gold cover over it, the wood representing the earthly and temporal and the gold representing the heavenly and eternal. The chest will contain the signatories of the covenant that God has made with His people, two identical tablets, one for the Lord and one for the people, each containing a copy of the 10 Commandments as a testimony to both God and man that the Lord has declared He will be their God and they will be His people. Though they have agreed to follow and obey the Lord, this law shows them in no uncertain terms they cannot measure up to God's standards and demands. Neither can we today. Our own efforts will never satisfy God's just demands of holiness and obedience. Because of that unalterable truth, the Lord has buried and covered the Law that testifies against us in the center of the very throne of His presence and covered it with His mercy as represented by the Mercy Seat covering. He is showing us today the mighty truth and blessing that His mercy and grace cover over our sin and failure.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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