KEY SCRIPTURE: Exo 25:16 KJV” And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.”

To all those who might be reading for the first time, we are studying the Ark of the covenant with the background understanding that, since it was a place God dwelt among the people of Israel, and we are also God’s present dwelling, place on the earth, then we could easily say we are the living Ark of the covenant. We consider the makeup of the Ark and apply it to ourselves, drawing lessons about how we ought to live so we can be a real living Ark of God. This time, we examine the tablet of testimony which God asked Moses to place in the Ark. The tablet of testimony was the Ten Commandments.

What was the significance of the tablet of testimony in the Ark.? Please note that the Ark was indwelt by the invisible God. God asked him to place the tablet of testimony there as the only visible thing.

This meant the tablet represented Him. The tablet of testimony is the word of God. God and His word are one. What God is telling us in this act is that His word in us is He in our hearts. God has chosen to reveal Himself to us through His word. The word of God must have the first place in our lives. The word of God is not just letters but the very Spirit of God expressing Himself in thoughts. John 6:63,2 Tim 3:16, 17. To also have God mightily in you, the word of God should likewise dwell in you. Col 3:16 KJV” Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

When God’s word dominates our hearts, we will function in our true capacity as the living Ark of God. Please, there is an unlimited power in every child of God. How we activate this power is through knowing the word, believing it, and speaking it forth in faith. We ought to be very bold in speaking out what the word says. The next thing to make the word effective in our lives is to be obedient to what it says. James 1:22 KJV “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” As God’s living Ark, we have the kingdom of God within us. Luk 17:21 KJV “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” The kingdom of God is the seat of government of the throne of Almighty God. This is the Lord taught lives in us. The implication of this statement is far-reaching. We are the headquarters of God’s power and authority. A storehouse of immense power and glory. We have the responsibility to bring the impact of the kingdom of God to bear on our world. We cannot afford to be hiding but shine.

CONFESSION

I am a living Ark of God on earth. God lives in me. His presence is demonstrated by how much his word is seen in my day-to-day life. His kingdom is in me. I walk in the authority of Jesus and refuse to allow satanic controls over my life in any way. My life reveals his glory, wisdom, and love to a lost, hurting world.

FURTHER STUDIES

2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Psalms 82:6 KJV “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.”