“And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount” EXODUS 25:40
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” MATTHEW 6:10
God is a God of perfection, He’s always into details and specifics. He always sees and speaks the end from the beginning. Nothing in this life ever catches Him by surprise, He has them all worked out and well planned. What He says and do, and requires of men is for our good, to give us an expected end. He is like an artist who sees what the ordinary person can’t see. The ordinary man may not see what He sees and imagines, to the ordinary man it may all be a plane canvas. God always has the details and specifics, He puts them together to form a beautiful image. He requires His people upon instructions and directions given us, to execute nothing more or less. There are reasons even though may be unknown to us why God demands things to be done like He requires, nothing more, nothing less. He requires things on earth concerning His children to be fashioned according to the pattern in heaven. Real satisfaction and efficiency is guaranteed when things are done according to the purpose by which it is made for and required to be done. Just want to throw you a picture to give a better picture of what I am trying to say. You go to a shop to buy something, let’s say a furniture which is just in parts and boxed for convenience and easy transport. Inside the box is a manual on how the furniture is to be arranged, put together or built. To get real satisfaction from the product, you have to arrange and build it just like it says in the manual and according to the directions given. A dove tail is put in a dove tail joint etc. Any arrangement other than the manufacturers instructions in the manual will create confusion. God only blesses and prosper obedience to His institution, nothing else will suffice. His will is perfected and it is settled in heaven “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven” PSALM 119:89. Humans despite all the advancement in knowledge knows not what is best for us. We are like blind men that needs to be led, like children that needs guidance and direction. See, your baby at home knows not what is best for him/her even though might think so. The wisdom and prudence of a parent is to guide his child the way he should go. God in His infinite wisdom will guide His children home. Even in prayers sometimes we know not what to pray for but His Spirit helps and lead us ” Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” ROMANS 8:26. Obedience to God’s revealed pattern will always yield results and blessing.
Jesus when teaching His disciples how to pray, revealed the importance of following exactly the patterns of things in heaven. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven He said. How important it is for His will and ordained patterns in heaven to be established on earth? It is important because we can only flourish and prosper, we can only thrive in that which He institutes. Scripture says, if we are willing and obedient, we shall eat the good of the land (ISAIAH 1:19). In a war torn zone plagued by land mines, specialist mine detectives are required to lead the way. You follow exactly their instructions for your own safety, choosing any other way could be fatal. God leads us in a world plagued by satanic mines, our only sure hope of survival is obedience to His leading. God is right into specifics and details. In the building of the Tabernacle of Witness in the wilderness, He told Moses to build after the pattern shown him in the mount. It is not without any reason He required those specifics. In the building of the ark by Noah, God again instructed him to build with certain specifics and details ” And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits” GENESIS 6:15. Your life is a project in progress and must be fashioned with every detail according to the plan of The Great Architect. You will find rest for your soul, and your life will never be the same again. In The Name that is above all names, Jesus Christ, Son of The Living God. Amen and Amen!
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