Consecrated Life

Introduction

Shingles from the roof after wind

Scripture Introduction

Forsaken Yahweh by truing away from Him and disregarding His temple.

Consecration of themselves and the temple.

Connection: We share a similar role and are the temple of the Holy Spirit.

Take Home: Being set apart for God holds great significance. Embracing this calling transforms your outlook on life and enriches your relationship with Yahweh.

Message Focus: Looking at having consecrated ourselves.

2 Chronicles 29:7 “They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel.”

You Are Never Alone

Chapel Bar

Shut the doors

Church in Laodicea, Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.”

Yahweh has entrusted you with the keys to the temple in your soul.

The Holy Spirit Empowers You

Lost something, couldn’t find it, "I realized I hadn’t prayed about it”

Put out the lamps

Revelation 1:4 “John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,”

Isaiah 11:2 “And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

Connection with God’s Will Through Prayer

“Prayer is not conquering God’s reluctance, but taking hold of God’s willingness.” - Phillips Brooks

Have not burned incense

Psalm 141:2 “Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!”

All In: Faith & Life

Don McClures- we say our whole life is Gods, but the lord does not always come for our whole lives, but comes and takes parts. How do we act when God comes for a part?

Offered burnt offerings

Leviticus 1:8 “And Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar;”

The outside and inside.

An offerer cannot give their bodies and not their hearts. Nor their heart and not bring their flesh.

Isaiah 53:10 “Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.”

Reflection

Shut Doors

Are there any 'doors' in your spiritual life that you might have shut, preventing God from working?

How are you abiding with God?

Put Out the Lamps

Is He burning in our lives or have we put Him out?

How can you keep the 'lamps' of the Holy Spirit burning brightly in your life?

Have Not Burnt Incense

What are some tangible actions you could take to ensure your prayers are rising like incense before God?

Offered Burnt Offerings

Reflect on your personal offerings to God. Are you giving Him your whole heart along with your actions?

In what areas of your life do you feel you need to restore worship like Hezekiah did in the temple?