The cause of the light in the tabernacle

God told the Israelites to bring "pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always" (Ex. 27:20). The Lampstand, though beautiful, was useless without oil to burn in it The wick would not produce light without oil, so the oil was essential above all else. Oil throughout the Scriptures symbolize the Holy Spirit; here we see how essential He is if, individually or collectively, we are to have a light shining for Christ. The disciples were powerless until the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon them and they received power and became witnesses of Christ. The essential difference between the Christians of the first century and today is the filling of the Holy Spirit. They fasted while we feast, they prayed while we play, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit while too often we are filled with a hateful spirit or a careless spirit. Nothing will cause the light to burn but the oil. Nothing is going to set our churches or ourselves on fire for God but the emptying of self and the filling of the Spirit.  Not our enthusiasm or endeavors but the energizing of the Holy Spirit will cause a life to shine for Christ.

Israel's responsibility was to fill the lamps with oil. God always is ready to fill the vessel that contains the  "treasure" of the Gospel (2 Cor. 4:7), and the formula is that we "draw  nigh to God and He will draw nigh" to us (Jas. 4:8). The priests could have had the most perfect wick possible but it would not burn without oil. All the training, talents, and efforts in the world will not get the job done without the oil, the Holy Spirit controlling us.

Our testimony as a Christian or a church will shine only as the Holy Spirit is allowed to flow in and through us and "cause the lamp to burn."

God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. "Be not deceived; "Evil company corrupt good morals" 1 Cor 15:33.  "He that walks with wise men shall be wise but a companion of fools shall be destroyed" Pro.13:20.

This is CRITICAL. "Nation against nation, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, many false prophets and shall deceive many, iniquity shall abound"  "All these are the beginning of sorrows" (BIRTH PAINS). Matt 24:7-14, WHEN THE BIRTH PANGS GET MORE INTENSE AND MORE FREQUENT YOU KNOW THE TIME IS NEAR. Dear people you would have to be a zombie not to see this is being fulfilled before your very eyes.

So what. PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD. I implore you to  think seriously about all of this. Because I love YOU. ABC Sumner

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The preparation of the lamps to give ight. How we do it today

"And the tongs thereof and the snuff dishes thereof, shall be of pure gold" (Ex. 25:38). The tongs were used to trim the wicks so the lamp would not flicker and go out. We must trim our lamps daily, as they did in the tabernacle, if our testimony is to be what it should be.  Bob Gray, late pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla. suggests that the "snuff dishes," or "boxes," were used to preserve the burned-out wicks and that perhaps in the true tabernacle in heaven God is storing them for a special memorial before Him. Even as a sparrow does not fall to the ground without God knowing it, a man never burns out for God but what special note is taken. Far away by yourself, never making headlines, living sacrificially, burning out for God, remember the snuff dishes" where the wicks were not thrown on the ground, but saved in golden boxes. All the trimming of our life is done with golden tongs with the loving care of our heavenly Father.

Now, a wick is not to be seen but only to burn to allow the light to sine When the light goes out, the wick is seen. This is true in life today. When we are burning for Christ we are not seen; His glory is seen through us. When our light shines so men see our works and glorify us, we have missed the boat. The real light of God, our testimony, has gone out and the reward is the praise of men, not of God.

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Remember the ticket to heaven filled with one dollar bills. (She does this regularly) A young pregnant girl standing in a median with a cardboard sign. Don't know what it said. She was in the wrong median for me to get to her. I said "God - I need her over here." She see's a Sheriffs` car coming and starts walking away and over - RIGHT PAST MY CAR- God is so cool. I rolled down the window and held up traffic until she took my ticket to heaven and her dollar - NOT ONE car honked. She smiled really big and said thanks. Pray for her please. Val (now folks that is worth a fortune) You can give a tract with a dollar bill in it to panhandlers!

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68 yrs ago, I was saved. I was also called to preah but did not know it

I never saw so many tears, of rejoicing, as the night I was saved.

Pat Wimberly, the pastor of Franklin Street Baptist Church, Jax.Fla., asked the people to come give me the right hand of Christian fellowship. I had no idea what that meant. They came, the whole church I do believe, weeping, rejoicing, hugging me, telling me they loved me, were praying for me and so happy for me. Seriously, once again I say it, there is not enough money in the whole world to buy the joy and encouragement of that event.  Wish we did it every Sunday! Why don't we do it now. It impacted me forever, as right now I am almost in tears of joy remembering that moment.  I hope your church does it and people respond that way. It could transform a church.

Five men were standing off to my right. Remember, I knew absolutely nothing about church. I really thought they were waiting to tell me to get out, that I was no good. Instead, they came and assured me they loved me and were so happy for me. Jake was the last, he hugged me and sobbed out how he loved me. Heaven can't be much better. Oh, dear people express your love for one another, especially for the youth.

On my way home, I passed an old fashioned Holy Roller Church, where we unsaved kids made fun of them. I looked up and said to myself, "I used to make fun of them and now I am a Christian" and I BURST OUR CRYING. I was crying so hard, I had to stop my car. I sat there for over 30 minutes weeping like a baby. Joy flooded my heart, like a great evangelist once said, "Joy flooded my heart like waves of liquid love. Right then, I sobbed out to God to save my family and friends. I wanted to get a fire engine, with the sirens blaring, come down Phoenix Avenue until we had a crowd and stand on it and shout to them the gospel, Christ died for our sins, was buried, rose again and was seen by hundreds and see many saved. I know now, God was calling me and telling me He wanted me to preach. But, for over a year I worked as a draftsman for the U. S. Engineers and planned on going into engineering.

Finally, I drove home, ran into the house and jumped on Mom's bed and shouted, "Mom, I got saved tonight." She said, "Oh." I asked if she was a Christian and she said, "Yes, son, your Dad and I belong to ( such and such a church)". It almost killed me for they never went to church and I say this with tears and they lived anything but a Christian life. I asked if we had a Bible. Mom said, "There is one in the bookcase in the living room." This is fabulous.

My Aunt Marion Glidden had gotten saved, sent my mother a $1.00 hard back, Scofield Reference Bible, the best reference Bible. It was required that you have one when I went to Bryan College in Dayton Tenn. a year later. That is another fantastic story. I devoured it.

I could hardly stop reading it.  The Gliddens, my mother's side of the family, were all Christians, dear people and still going on with the Lord to this day. They impacted my life then and now.

The next morning at 4 a.m., riding our bikes to get our newspapers, I witnessed to Horace my best buddy. Isn't that what we are all supposed to do? No one told me to, I just did not want my buddy to go to hell. I wish I had a tape of what I said, for I did not know one verse of the Bible or anything about witnessing, I just wanted every one I knew to go to heaven too. Don't you?  Praise the Lord, he got saved three weeks later. In the next few weeks I saw two more of my  buddies get saved. To God be the glory, that is what I have lived for these 68 years and I hope I have many more. I had a happy birthday Sunday, I always do.

There is so much more to what God did. I owe so much to the people of Franklin Street Baptist Church, Pat Wimberly and now Terry and Bobbi Gore. They loved me, nurtured me in the Lord, oh I wish I could tell you about all of that. Bro. Wimberly took me with him to meetings all over the place to give my testimony. It staggered me how people broke into tears and were blessed as I shared what God did and the gospel.  Remember how Paul told how he was saved over and over. It is not about me or Paul it is all about what GOD DID.

Very often I share the basics of my salvation to open the door to give someone the gospel. It is a great way to give the gospel to people and they do not realize it unto you finish.

I love you people and hope and pray you get the gospel to people and see them going to heaven instead of hell because you did.

Amen? ABC

"Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul." That is one reason I keep on sharing the gospel at 85 years of age. You and I MUST.

"He that winneth souls is wise" THANKS Gene Gaskins. I love you. ABC Sumner

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Preach the true gospel, all four points, how that 1. Christ died for our sins 2. He was buried 3. He rose again 4. He was seen by hundreds. This full gospel is the power of God unto salvation to those who believe this gospel will save them and pray to receive the Lord Jesus as his personal Savior. Rom 1:16.

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