Order and Oil
We have been taught when we want to know Yahweh’s heart concerning a matter we go in the scripture to where it was first mentioned. This is called the principal of first mentions. Sunday Pastor Tim talked about order and the oil of the Holy Spirit.
In the scripture the first mention of oil being poured out is Genesis 28 and don’t you know it is not a coincident this is the story of the ladder.
“Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel. Gen 28:11-21
The ladder is important to us. It represents intimacy with Jesus, honoring Jesus and allowing Him to order our lives according to His desire. Jacob calls the place where he poured the oil out Bethel. This means the house of Yahweh. We are the house of Yahweh and must get our house in order to receive the oil of the Holy Spirit.
“What happens if something is out of order? The oil that flows from Jesus that is designed to go down to you and me, down to the hem of our garments is affected. There's no oil when things are out of order. Jesus and the Holy Spirit is going to produce oil continuously. Remember the ladder? Intimacy, honor and order but what happens when religion doesn't establish the order based on scripture? They establish it based on their own hearts, their own desires.” Pastor Tim
We must present our hearts with long held beliefs to the Holy Spirit and surrender to the truth He wants to reveal. As we finish out this week in The Walk, we will discuss the order the scriptures demand and what we can see and have when this order is established.
If you missed Sunday’s message you may watch it here.
