I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:8. Whatever Christ asks us to renounce, He offers in its stead something better. Often the youth cherish objects,
The Very Center of His Work
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary, and
The Incense of Righteousness
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. Ephesians 5:2. The showbread was kept ever before the Lord as a perpetual
Redeemer, Priest, and King
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens. Hebrews 7:26. By divine direction the tribe of Levi was set apart for the service of the sanctuary. In
Purging From Sin
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of
Keep Silence Before Him
The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. Habakkuk 2:20. From the sacredness which was attached to the earthly sanctuary, Christians may learn how they should regard the place where the Lord meets
The Lord Is in This Place
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house