Quiet Corner

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Lost On The Highway​

Once I was going to an event in a caravan of cars. The one leading the caravan was very intense. He was a person easily distracted by side issues and doctrines. And now we were lost because he went onto a tangent. After getting lost, he opened the Bible. It opened to Jeremiah 31:21, "Set your heart to the highway." He lost sight of the highway because he was sidetracked. In the same way, on life's journey, there are a million ways to get sidetracked, but there's only one way to stay on track. Set your heart to the way in front of you and keep your eyes on the prize. Stay centered on Messiah, the cross, the resurrection, and your salvation. Keep Him at the center of your mind, your heart, and your life, the center of your thoughts, of your way, and everything you do. If you fix your eyes on Him, you'll stay on track. You'll win your race. Don't look to the right or the left but set your heart to the highway of your salvation.

Hebrews 12:1-2
Today, commit to staying focused on God. Let go of things that pull you away from your purpose

 

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Mark Chapter 14 Covenant Inauguration
22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”
23 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
24 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them


This is the literal Covenant Inauguration. Sitting at the Passover meal, Jesus acts out a stunning theological shift. He structurally takes the elements that remembered the blood of the Exodus lambs and reinterprets them around Himself. He reveals that He is the actual Passover Lamb, and His impending broken flesh and poured-out blood will establish the long-awaited New Covenant to rescue humanity from sin. When Jesus uses the exact phrase, “This is my blood of the covenant,” He is deliberately quoting Moses' words at Mount Sinai word-for-word. In ancient Hebrew culture, a covenant could never be ratified by a legal signature; it required the shedding of blood to show the absolute, life-and-death seriousness of the agreement. Moses sprinkled animal blood onto stone pillars and human skin to bind Israel to the Law. Jesus reveals that He will pour out His own divine blood to bind us to a new agreement of absolute grace.
A powerful devotional piece tracking the eternal covenant. It weaves the celebration of the unrisen bread with the blood that seals the promise, singing: “Covenant sealed by the Great I AM... Yeshua our Passover Lamb, forever we proclaim.”

 

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The Guaranteed Good Ending​

The Sacred Hebrew Year ends with Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. God commands His people to joyfully celebrate this feast - as it's all about Heaven. Just as the Hebrew year concludes with the Feast of Tabernacles, so does the Book of Revelation conclude with the same celebration. You see, for God's people, the end is a celebration of joy. Tabernacles reveals that the way of righteousness always ends with real joy, full joy, a joy that grows, and lasts to the end, and beyond. Messiah's way, even when it seems hard, is really the way of joy in disguise. The way of love, sacrifice, purity, repentance, and forgiveness all contain the mystery of joy. It's a mystery because you don't see it at first, but it always comes if you hold on. Messiah did not come so that you'd be miserable - but so that you would have complete and lasting joy. God saves the best for last. He's got something wonderful prepared for you. For His last mystery is joy! Therefore, keep walking the good path, and I'll see you at the Feast of Tabernacles in the Kingdom of Heaven

Leviticus 23:36
Today, celebrate, give thanks, praise, rejoice for all God has done and will do

 

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The Karav​

The priests of Israel were in charge of ministering to and from the Lord. For these to enter their ministry, they had to go through a process of ordination. Exodus 29:8 says, "And you shall bring his sons and put garments on them." The Hebrew word used for bring is karav. Karav means: bring them near. It also means to approach God, to join, to offer, or to make ready. They only received their priestly garments, their mantle, and their anointing, if they first came near to God. That's the secret of all ministry. If you want to do great things for God, you have to karav - draw near to God. The nearer you are to God, the greater the anointing. That's why the priests who ministered for God were the ones who had access to draw near to His presence: it goes together. If you want to fulfill your ministry, put on your mantle, and be anointed, then learn the meaning of karav. The key to all you do for the Lord is how close you come to dwell in His courts and to worship in His holy presence.

Psalm 84:10
Today, aim to raise the level in your ministry. Draw near to God in His innermost sanctums and let Him bring you higher