BEING GRAFTED INTO THE MIRACULOUS –3. GIFTED BY GOD. Exodus 31:2-6 (NIV) 2 “See, I have chosen Bezaleel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills. Bezaleel and Aholiab are appointed and qualified for the work of the tabernacle by the miraculous endowment of the Holy Spirit. This brings us to the subject of inspiration. Some people are blessed with natural artistic gifts. Some people use their gifts to the glory of God, many use them only to express themselves. It has to be admitted that there is something divine in all expressions of beauty. After all, it is God who gives gifts to the artists. Some artists are more religious than they would want to admit. But true artists will testify and affirm that they handle things of eternal value that go far beyond self-expression. There is no doubt about what kind of artists Bezaleel and Aholiab were. God had not only given them natural artistic gifts, but they were anointed by His Spirit for the work they had to do. Theirs was inspiration in the purest sense of the word. They had to create what God has inspired Moses, which was the physical materials to be used in the worship of God in the temple and The Ark the physical representation of God. We cannot but feel some kind of jealousy toward this people who had the privilege to put abstract glory into concrete form. The Old Testament worship involved all the five senses of man. With his eyes he beheld the tabernacle, where the glory of God manifested itself in a column of smoke and fire; with his ears he could hear the music and sometimes even the voice of God: he could smell the incense; taste the sacrifice; and touch the reality of it all. This was all made possible by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Have a Wonderful Week. OUR SLOGAN.... I WILL GO FORWARD, I WILL GO HIGHER, I WILL INCREASE, I WILL WAX GREAT.... UNTIL MY BLESSINGS OVERFLOWS AND I BECOME A BLESSING UNTO OTHERS. Do enjoy this music — ‘‘CHASING AFTER YOU’’ By TYE TRIBBETT youtube/watch?v=jrDqi7HQzUc Shalom.
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