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Communion With God Course -Journaling

Paper by Michael HoldenOctober 2OOO

(Used by permission.)

Two exercises in meditating on the furniture of the Tabernacle of Moses

The first exercise:

The Bronze Altar

I enter the court through the gate and see, right ahead, the bronze altar. The ramp isstraight ahead of me and I ascend it and stand before the altar itself. I am high enoughto see the bronze grate and standing on it to my left is Jesus in an ankle-length robe.Flames from the altar are rising to about the height of His shoulders. The flames arecoming from beneath the grate. He reaches out a hand in an invitation to join Him. I cansee that He is not being burned by the flames, so I accept the invitation, step up, and

join Him in the flames. I do not bum. With Him there is no fear.

The Bronze Laver

Jesus has gone ahead of me to the laver. I see Him moving past the laver toward me.He stoops down and with His right hand scoops up some water and splashes me with it,laughing as He does so. I think, "I have been sprinkled," and go forward and wash myface and hands.

The Table of Shewbread

Jesus takes me by the hand into the Tent of the Meeting. It is the Holy Place. He lets goof me and moves quickly over to the table of shewbread. I am surprised when He takesone of the round pieces of bread, breaks it in two and extending His arm, hands half of itto me to eat. He motions that it's all right to do so. It is obvious that He is excited to beshowing me around the tent.

The Lampstand

I find myself in front of the lampstand with its flames burning steady and clear. I can feelthe heat on my forehead and as I look at the flames I am reminded of the pure, refinedolive oil that is used for the lamps and of the pure light of Christ that shines in thedarkness of the world. I do not see Jesus there, but I hear Him say, "And thus shall your spirit be before the altar of the Most High." We go over to the altar of incense.

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I bless this bread, fine ground for perfection. May it feed our bodies as the Word of Godfeeds our souls and brings life to our spirits."

At the Lampstand

Jesus says, "Let your light so shine before men. Michael, walk in My ways. Be areflection of Me. Bring a light of enlightened understanding into the darkness. Burn as apure light for Me."

At the Altar of Incense

"This is how you are to be before the Father and before Me, a sweet-smelling sacrifice.Keep yourself holy, open always to My word spoken to you. Treasure My written wordalso in your heart. There it will be safe and will return life to many as you speak it out."

Before the Ark of the Covenant

Jesus now stands at the north side of the ark and I am facing it. Jesus starts to singchants of praise and worship. I don't know the words. "Blessed art Thou, 0 God of Heavens, Mighty One Who rules from a throne of justice. Holy is Your name, You Wholive above the cherubim and the seat of mercy. Your judgments, 0 God, are merciful.Have mercy on this one, 0 Lord God of Heaven. He has been cleansed by the word andby washing. He has been cleansed by My blood and offered to You through Me all hisdesires and wishes. May they be acceptable and a sweet-smelling fragrance to You,Mighty One, enthroned on high." Jesus is interceding for me. I sense the Father'sblessing and commissioning for some future event and understand that whatever He hascalled me to do in the future will be successful.

I leave the Tabernacle.