The Friday after Thanksgiving I walked through my new apartment thanking God for bringing me through past and recent crisis. I thanked Him for getting me out of situations that are a part of life, as well as those I caused by making wrong choices.
I ended my prayer of Thanksgiving by presenting myself as a living sacrifice unto the Lord. I asked Him to forgive me of all my trespasses and to make me a sweet smelling fragrance unto Him. I further prayed, “If I am still Your choice for the work You’ve called me to do, please Lord, reaffirm your selection of me.”
I laid down on the couch and fell asleep. When I awoke an hour or so later the entire living room was filled with the fragrance of almonds. After the fragrance lifted I was compelled to look up all references in the Bible pertaining to almonds.
From the list of references I found, one stood out above the others. In Numbers, chapter 17, there’s a passage of scriptures that tell of God’s selection of Aaron to serve as His High Priest against the rejection of the people. Moses was instructed to take a rod (twig/branch) from the elder of each tribe; the person’s rod that blossomed would be the one He selected. Not only did Aaron’s rod blossom, it also bore almonds! Without question, Aaron was God’s choice.
And without question God has chosen me! Every word and dream He has given me will be established as long as I hold His revelation of Himself to me ABOVE refute of the religious few.
God desires for each of His children to know Him personally, one on one without a middleman. Each of us through the redemptive work of Christ can approach the throne of grace because we are members of the Royal Priesthood, lively stones, formed into God spiritual house He can inhabit (Hebrews 4:14-16; I Peter 2:9).
The five gifts of office mentioned in Ephesians 4:11 were placed by God to nurture each believer into developing a personal relationship with Christ AND NOT dependency on the gifts.
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