What's Missing In Your Life
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There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
MISSING FROM THE ARK
When Solomon completed the Temple, a great convocation was held for the moving of the ark to the Holy of Holies in the Temple.
Scripture notes that its contents were emptied or removed.
Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
But when the ark was put in the Temple, but the only thing left in the ark was the two tables of stone.
Law - works
FIRST—MISSING SUSTENANCE/PROVISION
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone.”
The first item we note that was missing was the jar of manna.
The instructions for putting a jar of manna in the ark are found in Exodus 16:33-34.
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations. As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
Manna is a type of both the living Word (Jesus Christ) and the written Word (the Scriptures).
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
There is not much devotion to either in our churches today.
Decline in devotion to the Scriptures will bring decline in devotion to the Savior.
1• Devotion to the Savior is missing.
The Apostle Paul said:
Jesus Christ must be the Main Person in our life.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
His whole life was wrapped up in Christ. That is the way it should be.
The church in Ephesus was rebuked strongly for their decline in love for Christ.
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Jesus Christ must be the Main Person in our life.
2• Devotion to the Scriptures is missing.
The manna is also a type of the Scripture.
Most of our churches do not emphasize the Word of God like they used to.
They have replaced the Scriptures with socials and what all.
Few people are really interested in an earnest study of the Bible.
Home Bible studies are two often a coffee and donut time instead of a study of the Scripture.
Sunday School classes are often more concerned about food for the stomach then food for the soul.
SECOND—MISSING STAFF
Another article missing from the ark was Aaron’s rod that budded.
The instructions for putting the rod in the ark are found in Numbers 17:10).
And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
The rod speaks of two important things, namely the rule of God and the resurrection of Christ.
Phillipians 3:10
That I may know Him…
1• The rule of God is missing.
There was a dispute in the camp of Israel over the priesthood.
God had all the tribes bring a rod to the Tabernacle, the one that budded would show who was the priest.
The rule of God was involved here.
God no longer is our rule.
Culture, political correctness and other philosophies decide our conduct.
We need to get the rod back in the ark and let God rule in our lives.
• The resurrection of Christ is missing.
The rod that budded was a great type of the resurrection of Christ.
But many churches deny the bodily resurrection of Christ.
But without a resurrected Savior we have no Gospel
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ we have no hope.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
We need the rod back in our theology!