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I Am A Pillar of the Truth
(1Ti3:14-16; Rev3:10-12)
God is the God of truth.
In perfect faithfulness He does the things planned long ago (Is25:1) and
He keeps in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in Him (Is26:3).
A pillar is the most important part of a building because of which
It must be erected first and stay in its place and endure until the end.
Faith is longing to be a pillar of the truth and
The life of this faith is, in order to peacefully return to the heavenly Father's house, keeping His
command to endure patiently and becoming a pillar of the house of God.
The archangel Lucifer was cast down from heaven and contained in Hades (Is14:12-15) for
He wanted to be like God and left his proper domain (Jude1:6),
While Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden (Ge3:24) because
They were tempted by the devil to be like God and sinned (Ge3:4-6).
Jacob saw the God of his ancestors in his dream and received a covenant of blessing and thus
Set up the stone where he laid his head as a pillar calling it Bethel for
It was the house of God, the gate of heaven.
He made a vow saying that once he returned safely to his father's household,
The Lord would be his God and that he would set up God's house (Ge28:10-22).
His descendants, the Israelites, who had been slaves for 430 years left Egypt overnight (Ex12:40-41)
For God in perfect faithfulness did what He planned long ago (Ge15:13).
Although the Temple of Jerusalem reminded them that
"Jehovah = the God of Bethel" (Ge31:13),
It became the object of gentiles' destruction and plunder for
Its doors and doorposts were covered with gold (2Ki18:16).
Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days," because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-20),
He would build in the name of Yeshua, not Jehovah
On a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation, not on earth (Is28:16)
The gates of heaven, the house of God, leading to not Canaan but the heavenly Father's house.
This was to build on unmovable rock an unbreakable rock (Mt16:16-18),
The pillar and the foundation of the truth (1Ti3:15), the church,
For the immutable truth is that Yeshua is the God who came as man.
As He died, He said, "It is finished" (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Trusted the Father who would give His life back to him (Ps112:6; Jn10:18);
2) Judged the devil who left his proper domain on his own (Jude1:6); and
3) Sprinkled His precious blood on souls to raise them to life (1Pe1:18).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat on the heavenly throne where
Those whose minds are steadfast have perfect peace.
The Holy Spirit came in the name Yeshua to the church and
Keeps the saints firm until Christ returns (1Co1:8).
He who became a pillar of the truth (1Ti3:15)
Correctly handles the word of truth and builds his faith (2Ti2:15).
He supplements the limits of the pastor and does the various works of service (Eph4:12), and
Stands firm letting no test move him (1Co15:58)
Keeping the word to endure patiently for
He longs to be kept from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world and
Finally enter the Father's house (Rev3:10-12).
O Lord,
The Church of Jesus celebrates Her 33rd Anniversary today!
Let this place be the house of God, the gate of heaven and
Become a beacon that keeps, defends and teaches the truth
To all nations until the next generation.
Let all our members who have overcome many difficult tests become pillars to endure until the end.
Amen.