"Thou halt make a candlestick of pure gold...and his branches...shall be of the same" (Ex. 25:31). The gold in the tabernacle represented Deity, for here we see much of Deity. The shaft representing Christ was of pure gold, for "the Word was God" (Jn. 1:1). When Christ said, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father" (Jn. 14:9), it was not just a figure of speech, for He was "God...manifest in the flesh" (1 Tim. 3:18). In the brass outside the tabernacle we saw the sufferings of Christ, and now in the gold we see "the glory that should follow" (1 Pet. 1:11). Here is true Deity.
The branches were to "be of the same". Does that mean we are divine too? In part now, at least. "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature" (2 Pet.1:4). Make no mistake about it; this is a reality. People ask, "How can I live the Christian life?" You have a new nature, a new set of desires--divine desires from a divine nature. You will "do what comes naturally". We are definitely a "new creation" with a new nature, even partaking of the "divine nature". We are now "sons of God" by this new birth into God's family. We have the same kind of life, eternal life, as the Lord Jesus, and because He lives we shall live and never die! It is true we are still in this body of humiliation, but when He comes for us we shall be changed. When we see Him, we shall be like him, not only in nature, but completely. What a glorious day that will be!
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I love you dear Christian and will do all I can to see you have tons of treasures and trophies in heaven. "Don't leave home with out them" (TRACTS.) ABC Sumner
