Author: Nicholson

Rest isn’t the absence of upset; it’s the calm within when we know Christ is with us in the storm.  So the temple was finished, “and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house […]

Read More… from October 25, 2024 — Journey’s End

Christ is God’s A and Z, the Root and Offspring, the First and Last, the Author and Finisher.  When something is to be done, obviously the one thing better than starting well is finishing well. In this, our God is the great Exemplar. He finished well in creation: “Thus the heavens and the earth, and all […]

Read More… from October 24, 2024 — Finished!

Throughout the changing ages, one fact remains unchanged: there is only one Savior.  “So all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished” (2 Chron 5:1). The simple tent, unadorned on the outside, had been replaced with a building “exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious” (1 Chron 22:5). The holy furniture had been […]

Read More… from October 23, 2024 — One Timeless Piece

O to be filled “with the Spirit,” “with the fruits of righteousness…by Jesus Christ,” and “with all the fullness of God”!  As noted earlier, the laver in the tabernacle was replaced by a bronze Sea “for the priests to wash in” (2 Chron 4:6). Was there enough water for all the priests? It could contain over 22,000 gallons! Holding up […]

Read More… from October 22, 2024 — Times Ten

They say in the antique business, “If it isn’t Baroque, don’t fix it.” But God’s furnishings are unbreakable!  Furniture throughout history has been both utilitarian and decorative, but the furniture in the temple wasn’t only useful and beautiful; it was also highly symbolic. We noted the change in size for the bronze altar, now matching […]

Read More… from October 21, 2024 — The Need To Be Clean