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FRINGE BENEFITS

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

"Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.

And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:

When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the LORD instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do.

That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

INTRODUCTION

The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all My commands and be holy to your God.

INTRODUCTION

Good morning, Southpointe Idabel campus.

What a great day this is you guys have come a long way.

From beginning in the Lyrie, to taking down and put up the equipment, to moving in the storefront and basically building a church on the inside.

To go from zero to averaging around 60 in one year and few months.

And now this: how about let’s just praise the Lord for a few minutes here this morning.

One thing that I do not let happen in my life or in the life of Southpointe, is the forget where we have come from to forget about the blessings of God.

Because, forgetfulness, it is a persistent human weakness.

We forget things we shouldn’t.

A husband forgets his wedding anniversary and faces some uncomfortable moments with his wife.

A mother forgets to pay a bill and the collector shows up at the front door.

A son forgets to mow the grass and has to suffer the punishment from his father.

We are forgetful.

The stress and pressures of living may even cause us to forget who we are and the privileges we have as children of God.

Some things are best forgotten but God does not want us to forget His faithfulness or the benefits we have as His people.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

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definition: Forget: To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.

or To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.

In our text this morning, God gave Israel a reminder, and this morning my prayer is that God will give each one of us a reminder of what He has done, not just for this church body but for each one of us as individual.

To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.

You see, during Israel’s exodus from Egypt, divine miracles reminded Israel of God’s presence with them.

They crossed the Red Sea on dry land, they were led by the a pillar of cloud in the daytime and pillar of fire by night.

They rejoiced when God send miracle after miracle and delivered them from Pharaoh’s army.

In the wilderness of Sinai, on the way to Canaan, the children of Israel witnessed more reminders of God’s presence with them.

They were fed daily with manna from heaven and drank water from a barren rock.

They saw the power and presence of God revealed in clouds, fire, and thunder upon the top of Mount Sinai.

They saw the earth open up an swallow rebels who rejected Moses’ leadership.

All this was a divine reminder that God was the great I am and that He was going to take care of His people.

The blue thread reminded him that he belonged to ‘a kingdom of priests and a holy nation’ (Exod.

19:6).

Like the high priest he was called to exhibit holiness not only in his outer garb, but in his whole way of life.

You shall be holy to your God (40).

These tassels were to act as reminders to be totally loyal to the LORD: verse 39

The Lord told Moses to tell the people to put the blue thread on the corner of their garment.

The blue thread was to remind them that they belonged to ‘a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.

These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Like the high priest he was called to exhibit holiness not only in his outer garb, but in his whole way of life.

You shall be holy to your God (40).

These tassels were to act as reminders to be totally loyal to the LORD: verse 39

Like the high priest they were called to exhibit holiness not only in their outer garb, but in their whole way of life.

That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

This fringe were to act as reminders to be totally loyal to the LORD.

The blue thread in the fringes of their garments would serve as a divine reminder to the Israelites.

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

Because we seem to forget a lot.

You see, time was coming to Israel that they would not have miracles to remind them of God’s presence.

Because we seem to forget a lot.

You see, time was coming to Israel that they would not have miracles to remind them of God’s presence.

I believe that we need to be reminded this morning, we will have days when it seems that the miracle have quit, times when we don’t have a church full, times when people are not worshipping, and or cold as ice and not willing to sacrifice.

They will be times when the money not there, times when we wondering can we pay the bills.

Times when the manna not falling from heaven, times when the sea is not parting to walk across on dry ground, times when we are swimming and the water is choppy and you thinking you might drown.

There will be times when it might seem that God was and is very far away.

But just like the Israelites, they could look at the blue thread and remember the Lord’s commandments, and remember to be holy before Him.

Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.

Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.

Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

Whatever blue thread you are looking at, I mean, God’s promise, a miracle of the past, whatever blue thread look straight ahead and fix your eyes and get marching.

So let this blue thread be a reminder of our relationship with God and it is a fringe benefit.

Let this blue thread be a reminder of your duties and privileges as believers in Christ.

Imagine a time long after the death of Moses.

an army of Israelites have been badly beaten in their first encounter with the enemy.

The Israelite general think defeat seems for sure.

His forces have been reduced by death and injury.

Many have deserted out of fear.

He is outmanned, ourmaneuvered, and outfought.

The general has send for the trumpeters to sound retreat.

The general feels dejected, hopeless, but then he see the blue fringe of his garment catches his eye.

He’s begin to think about what it means.

That blue thread is a reminder that Israel belongs to God and we must obey the Lord.

My child, never forget the things I have taught you.

Store my commands in your heart.

If you do this, you will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.

Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder.

Write them deep within your heart.

Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.

Never forget, you do this, your life will be satisfying, be loyal and kind, let it be a reminder and you will find favor, trust, seek and He will show up.

Slowly the general’s doubt and fear begin to melt away.

Faith in God grows.

When the trumpeters arrive, a command is given not retreat but charge.

Remember David’s victory over Goliath.

David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.

David was remembering what the Lord had done.

David didn’t retreat instead He charged.