Friday, July 17, 2009

Session 2 Sermon 10

This message was based on a direct word from the Holy Spirit in a Monday night prayer meeting. An outline of the interpretation is below.

Interpretation

JULY 6, 2009, MONDAY -

-My people, I say to you tonight, do not be afraid. Do not be afraid to call Me; do not be afraid to hold me to My promises.

- I am a promise keeper

- I have set the date, do not refute that. Hold me, challenge Me, believe Me.

- I am sending the help you need

- You have been faithful in many things

- The time is short

- Look around you. Are your needs not met?

- (I have beckoned you in the night)

- Do not ignore me when I call you

- I beckon you

- Because of your faithfulness and prayers I am answering your needs

- You are faithful

- I will bless you

- I am breathing on you

- But heed to my warning. Satan is like a roaring lion. He will not give up easily. You must stay on your face before me. I am the victory giver.

- (I will lead you from victory to victory)

- Stay on your face before me. I have instructed you, do not stray from that. Keep my word. Keep my word. Keep my instructions before you. I will be faithful to bless you when the need is there. Remember my warning. Beware of those that profess Me but are not of Me.

Message Text

The Holy Spirit's admonition for continued prayer by staying on our faces before was the message's focus with the Scripture text found in 1 Chronicles 7:1, 2.

Important Requisites

  1. Preparation
    1. Camp
    2. Standard
  2. Battle
    1. Rampart
    2. Pickets
    3. Garrisons

Names

  1. Shimron
    1. Guardianship
  2. Jashub
    1. He will return
  3. Puah
    1. A blast
  4. Tola
    1. Worm

Worm

  1. Job 25:6
    1. Rimmah—maggot
    2. Tola—crimson grub

Whether men like it or not, man by his depraved sin nature is symbolized in God's Word as a "rimmah;" a maggot. But the Lord Himself is symbolized as a "tola;" a crimson grub. In ancient times the crimson grub, a very rare worm, was actually kept, bred, and cultivated by the Jews as well as some other nations. When several thousand of these crimson grubs were mature; fully grown, then they were crushed to death. Out of the crushed bodies of those crimson grubs would flow a deep red blood, which was used for a dye. When cloth or clothes were washed in this dye, they would be dyed a beautiful crimson red. This lovely color never faded, and could never be washed out or removed.

In Job 25:6 both words are used, "How much less man, that is a worm [rimmah; maggot]? and the Son of man, which is a worm [tola; crimson grub]? Then in Psalm 22:6, the Lord declared of Himself, "But I am a worm [tola; crimson grub], and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people."

While men by their very depraved sin nature are symbolized as "maggots" in the Scriptures, the Lord Jesus Christ is symbolized as the rare "crimson grub" whose body was crushed for us on Calvary's cross, Genesis 3:15. When we then receive Him as our Savior, we are washed from our sin in the precious blood that flowed from His body. His blood dyes our very soul a beautiful red that never fades and can never be removed.

Application

2 Corinthians 10: 3, 4

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