Psalm 19:1-5 KJV
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. [2] Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [3] There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. [4] Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, [5] Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

Who are Israelites, to whom pertain … the service of God.

Romans 9:4–5 ɴᴋᴊᴠ

Of the eight privileges of Israel listed by Paul in Romans 9:4–5, the fifth one, “the service of God,” is one not often considered. But it is very important, nevertheless, and really brings to light the nation of Israel’s distinct position found in the Scriptures. No other nation could boast that they possessed the “service” of the living God.

This term is found again in the Epistle to the Hebrews: “Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary” (Heb. 9:1). Here it is called “divine service” and is in relationship to the tabernacle in the wilderness, with all of its furnishings, and the priesthood (9:2–10). The “service of God” or “divine service” could also be used in reference to the temple. What other nation could approach God in such a way, or have the presence of God dwelling among them? Other nations had their temples and priests, but they worshiped idols and false gods.

However, as marvelous as this privilege was for Israel, it was but a “shadow” of the “good things to come” (8:5; 9:11). Christ came to institute a “more perfect tabernacle” on the blessed basis of “His own blood” shed “once for all” (9:12). The “earthly sanctuary,” as wonderful as it was, pales in contrast to the heavenly one “not made with hands” (9:11).

As Christians, what a privilege to be priests, and enter into the holy presence of God, not once a year, but at all times! As priests connected with the heavenly system we are exhorted to enter the “Holiest” through the “new and living way” and do so with “full assurance” (10:19–22).

Brian Reynolds


The holiest we enter
In perfect peace with God;Through whom we found our center
In Jesus and His blood.


M. Bowley


https://gbv-online.org/calendar/773/date/2026-08-23

Daily devotion for August 22nd
The House Of God
We will not neglect the house of our God.

Nehemiah 10:39b
Throughout the history of Israel, the temple, or the tabernacle before that, was called the house of God. God signified His presence there by the shekinah glory that was located in the Holy of Holies. Today, under the New Testament, no building is ever to be called the house of God. This has been ignored by churches throughout the centuries, and temples, cathedrals, tabernacles, and church buildings have all been called the house of God. If you look at the teaching of the New Testament, however, you will find that it is not a building but the people who are the house of God. At one point, we even changed the sign in front of our building to reflect this truth. Where it says Peninsula Bible Church, we added the words Meets Here. Thus, it is not the building that is the church--it is the people who gather here. They are the house of God.

Notice the commitment of these people to attend faithfully the worship services of the temple. We all need the ministry of the saints. Paul prayed that the Ephesians may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:18-19). You cannot do that without the ministry of other people. Hebrews has a specific admonition to that end: Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching (Hebrews 10:25). The writer is referring to the return of Jesus. As we see it nearing, we need all the more to gather together because we need each other's support.

Two men of widely different temperaments work together. Normally they would not get along very well, and they might not even like each other. But they work together, and both agree that having to work with someone with whom they do not particularly have an affinity has been a blessing to them. They have learned how to appreciate someone different from themselves. They have learned how to be tolerant and patient with one another. Though it has been a struggle and they have had their moments, they both agree that God has used this to teach them how to grow. So even those in the house of God who irritate us can be of benefit to us.

Father, thank You for the house of God--for those men and women You have placed around me, who in one way or another I desperately need. May I learn to appreciate and love them.

Heaven Will Be Worth the Wait

There is a day coming for every child of God when faith will become sight, hope will become reality, and the long journey home will finally be over. Whatever trials we endure in this present life, whatever tears we shed, whatever prayers seem to wait unanswered, there is a glorious promise before us: Heaven will be worth the wait.

The Bible does not describe eternity as an endless existence floating upon clouds. It presents something far greater—a restored creation, the presence of God, the glory of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of our bodies, the reunion of God’s people, and a world where sin, suffering, death, and sorrow are gone forever.

The Greatest Gift: We Will See Jesus

Above everything else, Heaven is glorious because Jesus will be there.

Paul wrote that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8). Jesus Himself promised His disciples:

“I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
—John 14:3, KJV

Imagine that moment.

The One whom we have trusted without seeing, we will finally see face to face. The One whose name we have worshiped, whose Word we have believed, and whose grace has carried us through our darkest days will stand before us in glory.

The Apostle John tells us:

“We shall see him as he is.”
—1 John 3:2

Every question about faith will be answered by His presence. Every doubt will disappear. Every struggle will seem small compared with the glory of being with Christ.

Jesus is not merely the One who gets us to Heaven.

Jesus is the treasure of Heaven.

We Will See Our Loved Ones Again

For those who have died in Christ, death is not the final goodbye.

The Christian hope is resurrection.

Paul comforted believers who were grieving their departed loved ones, telling them that Christians should not grieve “even as others which have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). He then described the great day when Christ returns and the dead in Christ are raised.

“And so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
—1 Thessalonians 4:17

What a promise.

The Christian does not believe that death permanently destroys the relationships God has given us. We look forward to the resurrection and the gathering together of God’s people in the presence of Christ.

Can we imagine embracing a loved one again—without sickness, without separation, without the fear that another goodbye is coming?

The reunion will not be marked by hospitals, funerals, tears, or graves.

It will be life.

And it will be eternal.

No More Death, Sorrow, or Pain

Perhaps one of the most beautiful promises concerning eternity is found in Revelation:

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.”
—Revelation 21:4

Think about everything that causes us grief in this present world.

There will be no more death.

No more funeral services.

No more cancer wards.

No more broken hearts.

No more loneliness.

No more betrayal.

No more fear.

No more sin.

No more crying ourselves to sleep.

God Himself will wipe away the tears.

The hands that created the universe will personally comfort His children.

The New Heaven and the New Earth

Scripture points beyond simply going to Heaven. God’s ultimate plan is the renewal of creation.

John saw:

“a new heaven and a new earth.”
—Revelation 21:1

The Christian hope is not ultimately an escape from God’s creation but the redemption and renewal of creation.

Peter likewise speaks of looking for:

“new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.”
—2 Peter 3:13

Imagine a world where righteousness dwells completely.

No corruption.

No injustice.

No violence.

No exploitation.

No pollution.

No decay.

No sin.

Everything will finally exist as God intended it to exist.

The curse will be gone, and creation itself will be brought into glorious freedom.

The New Jerusalem

And then Scripture gives us one of the most breathtaking visions in all of the Bible—the New Jerusalem.

John saw the holy city descending from Heaven:

“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
—Revelation 21:2

The description is magnificent: gates of pearl, foundations adorned with precious stones, streets of pure gold, and the glory of God illuminating the city.

But even these incredible descriptions point toward something greater.

God Himself will dwell with His people.

Revelation says:

“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them.”
—Revelation 21:3

The greatest beauty of the New Jerusalem will not be its gold.

It will not be its gates.

It will not be its walls.

It will be the presence of God.

And there will be no temple in the city, because:

“the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.”
—Revelation 21:22

The Lamb is Jesus Christ.

The One who died for us will be at the center of eternity.

We Will Finally Understand

There are things we cannot understand now.

There are prayers we do not understand.

There are disappointments whose purpose remains hidden.

There are losses that still hurt.

There are seasons when we wonder why God allowed something to happen.

But Heaven will bring clarity.

Paul wrote:

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face.”
—1 Corinthians 13:12

One day we will see clearly.

We will understand that God never abandoned His children.

We will understand the meaning of grace.

We will understand the purpose of perseverance.

And perhaps many things that caused us to weep on earth will appear completely different when viewed from eternity.

Heaven Will Make This Journey Worth It

Paul, who suffered imprisonment, persecution, beatings, rejection, hunger, danger, and hardship, wrote:

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
—Romans 8:18

That is an extraordinary statement.

Paul was not saying that suffering is insignificant.

He was saying that future glory is infinitely greater.

Whatever you are facing today, it will not last forever.

The sickness will not last forever.

The grief will not last forever.

The struggle against sin will not last forever.

The tears will not last forever.

This present age is not the end of the story.

There is a resurrection coming.

There is a Kingdom coming.

There is a New Jerusalem coming.

There is a new heaven and a new earth coming.

And, most importantly, Jesus is coming.

Keep Going

Sometimes the Christian life feels long.

Sometimes the road is difficult.

Sometimes faith feels like walking through darkness while holding onto a promise.

But keep going.

Keep trusting Christ.

Keep praying.

Keep believing.

Keep your eyes on eternity.

The writer of Hebrews tells us to run the race with endurance, “looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1–2).

The finish line is closer than it has ever been.

And when we finally cross it, we will discover that every sacrifice made for Christ was worth it.

Every prayer was worth it.

Every act of obedience was worth it.

Every tear was worth it.

Every moment when we chose Christ over the world was worth it.

Because on the other side of this life is not emptiness.

There is glory.

There is resurrection.

There is reunion.

There is righteousness.

There is the New Jerusalem.

There is the new heaven and the new earth.

And there is Jesus.

The Best Is Yet to Come

Christian, do not let the temporary darkness of this world make you forget the eternal light that is coming.

Jesus promised to prepare a place for His people.

He promised to return.

He promised resurrection.

God promised to make all things new.

And John heard the voice from the throne proclaim:

“Behold, I make all things new.”
—Revelation 21:5

One day, the journey will be over.

One day, faith will become sight.

One day, we will stand in the presence of the One who loved us enough to die for us.

One day, we will see those who have gone before us in Christ.

One day, there will be no more graves to visit because death will be gone.

One day, there will be no more tears to shed because God Himself will wipe them away.

One day, we will enter the fullness of the inheritance Christ purchased for us.

And when that day comes, we will understand something with absolute certainty:

Heaven was worth the wait.

Until then, keep your eyes upon Jesus.

The road may be difficult.

The night may be long.

But morning is coming.

Christ is coming.

And for those who belong to Him, the best is yet to come.

“Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”
—Revelation 22:20

Let's talk about it.
What if the greatest problem in our lives isn't that we have too little time for God?

What if the problem is that 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲?

We still pray.
We still worship.
We still read our Bibles.
We still go to church.
We still serve.

But somewhere along the way, God becomes something we fit into our lives rather than the One around whom our lives are built.

And Numbers 1 gives us a picture that we should not miss.

When Israel was in the wilderness, God gave Moses specific instructions concerning the tabernacle.

The Levites were to camp around it.
And the rest of Israel was to camp according to their tribes and standards.

Why?

Because the tabernacle—the place representing God's dwelling among His people was at the center.

Israel's camp was not randomly arranged.
Their lives were literally organized around the presence of God.

The Lord said:
“𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆...” (v53)

Think about the picture.

The tabernacle was in the middle.
The Levites surrounded it.
The tribes surrounded them.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

That was more than an arrangement of tents.
It was a picture of how God's people were meant to live.

God was not supposed to be somewhere on the edge of Israel's life.

He was not an afterthought.
He was not something they visited when they had time.

𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿.

And perhaps that is where we need to stop and look at our own lives.

Because whatever sits at the center of your life will eventually determine the direction of everything around it.

If comfort is at the center, your decisions will revolve around comfort.
If money is at the center, your life will revolve around gaining and protecting it.
If approval is at the center, your peace will depend on what people think of you.
If success is at the center, your worth will rise and fall with your achievements.

Even ministry can become the center.
Even family can become the center.
Even good things can take the place that belongs to God.

When God is no longer at the center, everything else slowly begins to take a place it was never meant to occupy.

Israel's arrangement in Numbers reminds us of something we often forget:

God was not meant to be placed somewhere within the arrangement of our lives. He is meant to be the center around which our entire lives are ordered.

But here's where the gospel becomes beautiful.

God didn't merely tell Israel to arrange their camp around His presence.

𝗛𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

And then, centuries later, something even greater happened.

John 1:14 says:
“𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀.”

The God who dwelt among Israel in the tabernacle came near to us in Jesus.

Christ entered our wilderness.
He came into our brokenness.
He came into our disorder.

And He came not merely to become part of our lives,
but to become the center of them.

God can be in our lives without being at the center of our lives.

You can give Him an hour on Sabbath and still organize the rest of your week around yourself.
You can pray to Him and still make every major decision without Him.
You can serve Him and still build your identity around something else.
You can carry His Word and still arrange your life around your own desires.

So today, don't simply ask:
“Where is God in my life?”

Ask:
“What is my life arranged around?”

What sits at the center?
What determines my priorities?
What controls my decisions?
What gives me my sense of worth?

Because whatever is at the center will eventually shape everything around it.

Israel had a center.
And that center was the dwelling place of God.

We have Christ.

So let Him be more than a part of your life.
Let Him be the One your life revolves around.

Not in the background.
Not on the edge.
Not when you have time.

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿.

Because when Christ is at the center,
everything else can finally find its proper place.

The Kitchen Newsletter

Good day,
Welcome to The Kitchen, where we explore, prepare and serve the contents in the Body of the Word as the delicacies of God—to create the form of the Father on the earth, to make the earth in His likeness, and to take charge of the economic destinies of nations for God.

Relax, and let's journey through the scriptures to see the Body of the Word.

What if the descriptions of the body of Jesus Christ in Scripture are not merely descriptions of what John or Ezekiel saw—but windows into the invisible God?

John was on Patmos when he heard a voice behind him. He turned, and what he saw was extraordinary: a figure like the Son of Man, standing among seven golden lampstands. His hair was white like wool, His eyes were like blazing fire, His feet like bronze glowing in a furnace, His voice like rushing waters, and His face like the sun in all its brilliance.

John did not encounter an idea.

He encountered a Person.

He encountered Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, in the appearance of a man and with a body (Revelation 1:1–2, 12–17; Ezekiel 1:26).

This gives us a remarkable way of reading Scripture: the Body of the Word is a revelation of the invisible God.

Hebrews 1:3 calls Christ “the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being.” Paul similarly speaks of “the light of the knowledge of God’s glory” in the face of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6).

Therefore, when Scripture describes the eyes, face, feet, voice, garments, or other details of the Word, these descriptions are not empty imagery. They invite us to inquire into the Person they reveal.

Consider the eyes.

John says:

“His eyes were like blazing fire.”
— Revelation 1:14

Why blazing fire?

Hebrews 12:29 tells us, “Our God is a consuming fire.”

The image therefore takes us beyond the physical description of eyes. It begins to tell us something about the nature, passion, desire and activity of God.

The Body of the Word becomes a language through which the invisible God makes Himself known.

And this is where the subject becomes particularly provocative.

The Father has a hunger.

We often speak about our hunger for God. But what if Scripture also teaches us to consider the hunger of God?

Isaiah speaks of the tongue of the Lord as a consuming fire (Isaiah 30:27). Jesus declares:

“I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
— John 6:33

And:

“I am the bread of life.”
— John 6:35

Then He makes the statement even more striking:

“This bread is my flesh.”
— John 6:51

The bread placed continually before God in the tabernacle was called the bread of the Presence (Exodus 25:30).

So the Body of the Word is not merely something we study. In this revelation, the Body of the Word is the food of God—the object of the Father’s intense desire.

The dining table becomes a powerful picture.

Song of Solomon 7:2 speaks of a rounded goblet, blended wine and a mound of wheat. The imagery presents the Body as a place of nourishment and abundance.

What if our understanding of the Body of the Word is itself part of the Father’s desire?

What if the question is not merely, “How much do I know about God?”

But:

“What does God desire to find in me?”

This takes us directly to the image of the blazing eyes.

The eye is described by Jesus as the lamp of the body (Matthew 6:22). The blazing eyes of the Word therefore present another dimension of the Body: the lamp of God.

A lamp searches.

A lamp illuminates.

A lamp reveals what is hidden.

Psalm 11:5 says that the Lord examines the righteous, while Psalm 14:2 says that He looks down from heaven to see whether there is anyone who understands and seeks Him.

Notice the connection.

The blazing eyes are not merely looking at us.

They are looking for something in us.

They are looking for understanding.

The Father is looking for the knowledge of the Body of the Word in the hearts and minds of His people.

That changes the way we think about revelation.

Psalm 119:130 says:

“The unfolding of your words gives light and understanding to the simple.”

The Word contains depths that must be unfolded.

And when the details of the Body of the Word are unfolded, they bring light—the revelation knowledge of the Father (Psalm 119:130; 2 Corinthians 4:6).

This is also why Jesus said:

“These are the Scriptures that testify about me.”
— John 5:39

The Scriptures are not merely information about religious subjects. They testify about a Person.

The descriptions of the Body of the Word therefore become places of investigation.

The eyes speak.

The face speaks.

The feet speak.

The garments speak.

The voice speaks.

And through these descriptions, we begin to encounter dimensions of the Person of the Word—and consequently dimensions of the Father.

The emotions of God are also revealed.

Isaiah 59:17 describes God clothing Himself with zeal “as a cloak.”

A garment covers and expresses the person wearing it.

If the garments of God are described through Scripture, and Scripture testifies about the Word, then the imagery of God's garments becomes another doorway into understanding His Person.

The Body of the Word, therefore, becomes a profound vocabulary for understanding the emotions of God.

His zeal.

His longing.

His desire.

His hunger.

His compassion.

His grief.

His expectation.

His pleasure.

His intensity.

These are not abstract theological categories. They are dimensions of the Person of God that Scripture progressively reveals.

And who searches these depths for us?

The Holy Spirit.

Jesus says in John 16:13–15 that the Spirit of truth will take what belongs to Christ and make it known to us.

Paul adds:

“The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”
— 1 Corinthians 2:10

The Body of the Word is therefore not a closed mystery.

It is a treasury to be searched.

The Holy Spirit searches the deep things of God and unfolds them so that we can know the Father more precisely.

This is why revelation is more than acquiring information.

Revelation is discovering what is already contained in the Person of the Word.

And perhaps this explains one of the great spiritual questions of our time:

Why does God seem to be searching the hearts of His people?

Because the Father is looking for a place where the Body of theWord can be understood.

He is looking for hearts that can become tables upon which His food is received.

He is looking for minds that can accommodate the revelation of His Son.

He is looking for people who will not merely quote Scripture, but will allow Scripture to reveal the Person of Christ.

The blazing eyes of the Word are still searching.

And the question is:

What are they looking for in us?

Perhaps the answer is simpler—and more demanding—than we imagined:

Understanding.

An understanding of the Body of the Word.

An understanding of the Father.

An understanding deep enough to shape how we live, how we build, how we govern, how we work, and ultimately how we participate in the economic destinies of nations.

The Father wants His form reproduced on the earth through people who have seen, understood and received the revelation of the Body of the Word.

This is why we must return to Scripture—not merely to read it, but to unfold it.

Because somewhere within the details is light.

And somewhere within the light is the knowledge of the Father.

And somewhere within that knowledge is the revelation of the Person of the Word.

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The Kitchen Newsletter

Good day,
Welcome to The Kitchen, where we explore, prepare and serve the contents in the Body of the Word as the delicacies of God—to create the form of the Father on the earth, to make the earth in His likeness, and to take charge of the economic destinies of nations for God.

Relax, and let's journey through the scriptures to see the Body of the Word.

What if the descriptions of the body of Jesus Christ in Scripture are not merely descriptions of what John or Ezekiel saw—but windows into the invisible God?

John was on Patmos when he heard a voice behind him. He turned, and what he saw was extraordinary: a figure like the Son of Man, standing among seven golden lampstands. His hair was white like wool, His eyes were like blazing fire, His feet like bronze glowing in a furnace, His voice like rushing waters, and His face like the sun in all its brilliance.

John did not encounter an idea.

He encountered a Person.

He encountered Jesus Christ, the living Word of God, in the appearance of a man and with a body (Revelation 1:1–2, 12–17; Ezekiel 1:26).

This gives us a remarkable way of reading Scripture: the Body of the Word is a revelation of the invisible God.

Hebrews 1:3 calls Christ “the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being.” Paul similarly speaks of “the light of the knowledge of God’s glory” in the face of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6).

Therefore, when Scripture describes the eyes, face, feet, voice, garments, or other details of the Word, these descriptions are not empty imagery. They invite us to inquire into the Person they reveal.

Consider the eyes.

John says:

“His eyes were like blazing fire.”
— Revelation 1:14

Why blazing fire?

Hebrews 12:29 tells us, “Our God is a consuming fire.”

The image therefore takes us beyond the physical description of eyes. It begins to tell us something about the nature, passion, desire and activity of God.

The Body of the Word becomes a language through which the invisible God makes Himself known.

And this is where the subject becomes particularly provocative.

The Father has a hunger.

We often speak about our hunger for God. But what if Scripture also teaches us to consider the hunger of God?

Isaiah speaks of the tongue of the Lord as a consuming fire (Isaiah 30:27). Jesus declares:

“I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
— John 6:33

And:

“I am the bread of life.”
— John 6:35

Then He makes the statement even more striking:

“This bread is my flesh.”
— John 6:51

The bread placed continually before God in the tabernacle was called the bread of the Presence (Exodus 25:30).

So the Body of the Word is not merely something we study. In this revelation, the Body of the Word is the food of God—the object of the Father’s intense desire.

The dining table becomes a powerful picture.

Song of Solomon 7:2 speaks of a rounded goblet, blended wine and a mound of wheat. The imagery presents the Body as a place of nourishment and abundance.

What if our understanding of the Body of the Word is itself part of the Father’s desire?

What if the question is not merely, “How much do I know about God?”

But:

“What does God desire to find in me?”

This takes us directly to the image of the blazing eyes.

The eye is described by Jesus as the lamp of the body (Matthew 6:22). The blazing eyes of the Word therefore present another dimension of the Body: the lamp of God.

A lamp searches.

A lamp illuminates.

A lamp reveals what is hidden.

Psalm 11:5 says that the Lord examines the righteous, while Psalm 14:2 says that He looks down from heaven to see whether there is anyone who understands and seeks Him.

Notice the connection.

The blazing eyes are not merely looking at us.

They are looking for something in us.

They are looking for understanding.

The Father is looking for the knowledge of the Body of the Word in the hearts and minds of His people.

That changes the way we think about revelation.

Psalm 119:130 says:

“The unfolding of your words gives light and understanding to the simple.”

The Word contains depths that must be unfolded.

And when the details of the Body of the Word are unfolded, they bring light—the revelation knowledge of the Father (Psalm 119:130; 2 Corinthians 4:6).

This is also why Jesus said:

“These are the Scriptures that testify about me.”
— John 5:39

The Scriptures are not merely information about religious subjects. They testify about a Person.

The descriptions of the Body of the Word therefore become places of investigation.

The eyes speak.

The face speaks.

The feet speak.

The garments speak.

The voice speaks.

And through these descriptions, we begin to encounter dimensions of the Person of the Word—and consequently dimensions of the Father.

The emotions of God are also revealed.

Isaiah 59:17 describes God clothing Himself with zeal “as a cloak.”

A garment covers and expresses the person wearing it.

If the garments of God are described through Scripture, and Scripture testifies about the Word, then the imagery of God's garments becomes another doorway into understanding His Person.

The Body of the Word, therefore, becomes a profound vocabulary for understanding the emotions of God.

His zeal.

His longing.

His desire.

His hunger.

His compassion.

His grief.

His expectation.

His pleasure.

His intensity.

These are not abstract theological categories. They are dimensions of the Person of God that Scripture progressively reveals.

And who searches these depths for us?

The Holy Spirit.

Jesus says in John 16:13–15 that the Spirit of truth will take what belongs to Christ and make it known to us.

Paul adds:

“The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”
— 1 Corinthians 2:10

The Body of the Word is therefore not a closed mystery.

It is a treasury to be searched.

The Holy Spirit searches the deep things of God and unfolds them so that we can know the Father more precisely.

This is why revelation is more than acquiring information.

Revelation is discovering what is already contained in the Person of the Word.

And perhaps this explains one of the great spiritual questions of our time:

Why does God seem to be searching the hearts of His people?

Because the Father is looking for a place where the Body of theWord can be understood.

He is looking for hearts that can become tables upon which His food is received.

He is looking for minds that can accommodate the revelation of His Son.

He is looking for people who will not merely quote Scripture, but will allow Scripture to reveal the Person of Christ.

The blazing eyes of the Word are still searching.

And the question is:

What are they looking for in us?

Perhaps the answer is simpler—and more demanding—than we imagined:

Understanding.

An understanding of the Body of the Word.

An understanding of the Father.

An understanding deep enough to shape how we live, how we build, how we govern, how we work, and ultimately how we participate in the economic destinies of nations.

The Father wants His form reproduced on the earth through people who have seen, understood and received the revelation of the Body of the Word.

This is why we must return to Scripture—not merely to read it, but to unfold it.

Because somewhere within the details is light.

And somewhere within the light is the knowledge of the Father.

And somewhere within that knowledge is the revelation of the Person of the Word.

I am Omodolapo Ogunye.

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INSTRUCTIONS!

Instructions are a guide on how to live, behave, carry out a duty or task, or a well prescribed training communicated through formal, approved channels

in the scripture, instructions are set of guiding principles given to mankind as a guide for proper relationship with God. When God instructed Moses to build Him a tabernacle, He gave a complete description of the pattern He wanted, and emphasized that the pattern shown to Moses is what must be built. To further emphasize how important the pattern is, He empowered Bazaliel and Aholiab with the requisite wisdom to do what He wanted.

In the new Testament, Jesus uses the sentence "if you continue in My word"(John8:31). The apostle Paul uses the word Training or chastening to describe instructions (Hebrews 12:11). In Acts 15:-24-29, the Jerusalem church wrote a set of instructions to the gentile churches which if they obey, they would do well.

Apistle Peter, in 2Pet 1:5-8, points out the instructions for the church of God that would make them fruitful in the work of the kingdom of God. James the apostle gave vivid instructions in his book, notably James 1:1-end, and the attendant profits.

ADVANTAGES OF FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS

When instructions are thoroughly followed, they produce results that can be summed up as follows, amo:

1. It produces the peaceable fruit of righteousness in them that have been trained by it ( Hebrew 12:11)
2. They help us to partake in the nature of God (Hebrews 12:10)
3. Following instructions grants us access to the blessings of God (Deut. 28:2-15)
4. Following instructions keeps us in safety regardless of the chaotic situation prevalent in the time.
5. Following instructions turns us from natural man to carriers of God's power.
6. Ultimately, gaining. entrance into the eternal life beyond here, is aas a function of thorough obedience to all the instructions summarized in two, namely:
A. Love the LORD thy God with All your strength.....
B. Love your neighbour as yourself.

Disaster of the highest magnitude is what follows when Simple Instructions are Neglected (SIN).. SIN IS SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS NEGLECTED.

INSTRUCTIONS!

Instructions are a guide on how to live, behave, carry out a duty or task, or a well prescribed training communicated through formal, approved channels

in the scripture, instructions are set of guiding principles given to mankind as a guide for proper relationship with God. When God instructed Moses to build Him a tabernacle, He gave a complete description of the pattern He wanted, and emphasized that the pattern shown to Moses is what must be built. To further emphasize how important the pattern is, He empowered Bazaliel and Aholiab with the requisite wisdom to do what He wanted.

In the new Testament, Jesus uses the sentence "if you continue in My word"(John8:31). The apostle Paul uses the word Training or chastening to describe instructions (Hebrews 12:11). In Acts 15:-24-29, the Jerusalem church wrote a set of instructions to the gentile churches which if they obey, they would do well.

Apistle Peter, in 2Pet 1:5-8, points out the instructions for the church of God that would make them fruitful in the work of the kingdom of God. James the apostle gave vivid instructions in his book, notably James 1:1-end, and the attendant profits.

ADVANTAGES OF FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS

When instructions are thoroughly followed, they produce results that can be summed up as follows, amo:

1. It produces the peaceable fruit of righteousness in them that have been trained by it ( Hebrew 12:11)
2. They help us to partake in the nature of God (Hebrews 12:10)
3. Following instructions grants us access to the blessings of God (Deut. 28:2-15)
4. Following instructions keeps us in safety regardless of the chaotic situation prevalent in the time.
5. Following instructions turns us from natural man to carriers of God's power.
6. Ultimately, gaining. entrance into the eternal life beyond here, is aas a function of thorough obedience to all the instructions summarized in two, namely:
A. Love the LORD thy God with All your strength.....
B. Love your neighbour as yourself.

Disaster of the highest magnitude is what follows when Simple Instructions are Neglected (SIN).. SIN IS SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS NEGLECTED.

INSTRUCTIONS!

Instructions are a guide on how to live, behave, carry out a duty or task, or a well prescribed training communicated through formal, approved channels

in the scripture, instructions are set of guiding principles given to mankind as a guide for proper relationship with God. When God instructed Moses to build Him a tabernacle, He gave a complete description of the pattern He wanted, and emphasized that the pattern shown to Moses is what must be built. To further emphasize how important the pattern is, He empowered Bazaliel and Aholiab with the requisite wisdom to do what He wanted.

In the new Testament, Jesus uses the sentence "if you continue in My word"(John8:31). The apostle Paul uses the word Training or chastening to describe instructions (Hebrews 12:11). In Acts 15:-24-29, the Jerusalem church wrote a set of instructions to the gentile churches which if they obey, they would do well.

Apistle Peter, in 2Pet 1:5-8, points out the instructions for the church of God that would make them fruitful in the work of the kingdom of God. James the apostle gave vivid instructions in his book, notably James 1:1-end, and the attendant profits.

ADVANTAGES OF FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS

When instructions are thoroughly followed, they produce results that can be summed up as follows, amo:

1. It produces the peaceable fruit of righteousness in them that have been trained by it ( Hebrew 12:11)
2. They help us to partake in the nature of God (Hebrews 12:10)
3. Following instructions grants us access to the blessings of God (Deut. 28:2-15)
4. Following instructions keeps us in safety regardless of the chaotic situation prevalent in the time.
5. Following instructions turns us from natural man to carriers of God's power.
6. Ultimately, gaining. entrance into the eternal life beyond here, is aas a function of thorough obedience to all the instructions summarized in two, namely:
A. Love the LORD thy God with All your strength.....
B. Love your neighbour as yourself.

Disaster of the highest magnitude is what follows when Simple Instructions are Neglected (SIN).. SIN IS SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS NEGLECTED.