'The Word of God'

In the Holy Place of the Tabernacle of the Congregation there were three articles of furniture:

The Table of Showbread (Exodus 25:23-30).
The golden Lampstand (Exodus 25:31-40).
The Altar of Incense (Exodus 30:1-10).

The Table of Showbread represents the Word of God, the Divine Substance, the body and blood of Christ that we must keep on eating and drinking until Christ is formed in us and the Divine Godhead can dwell in us.

The Lampstand portrays the Holy Spirit who reveals the Substance of Christ to us and enables us to partake of Christ. The Altar of Incense symbolizes the Spirit-filled prayer, praise, worship, adoration, intercession, supplication, that must ascend continually to God from the heart of the of the disciple who has laid down his life in total consecration to God’s will.

The Holy Place of the Tabernacle was a tent, and there was no light in it at night except for the shining of the golden Lampstand. The Table of Showbread could be seen by the light thrown across it by the Lampstand.

So it is in the Christian discipleship. The Holy Spirit "throws light" on the Substance of Christ. The Holy Spirit reveals Christ and makes Christ alive to us and in us.

The Word of God is being formed in us by the enabling Presence and actions of the Holy Spirit.

Each day by faith we take our place with Christ on the cross. Each day we are raised up by the Holy Spirit to walk in newness of life in Christ. All the while the living Word of God is being created in us a little bit at a time.

But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. (Isaiah 28:13)

The preceding verse describes the manner in which the Word of God is brought to us and formed in us. The Word of God is a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces, and our heart is the rock. The Word of God is a fire that burns up the chaff in our personality (Jeremiah 23:29). Command upon command, rule upon rule, here a little, there a little, the Word of God is being formed in us.

We are becoming the Word of God. We rush forward in enthusiasm for the Lord, but then fall backward because of problems and are broken, and snared, and captured. The Lord God in His love for us snares us in His net.

We often kick against the instruments with which God fashions us into the image of His dear Son. The Lord is patient, knowing that our end will be glorious.

The Father has given His Word to us so that we can understand His will for us. God’s Word brings:
Guidance (what we should do in a specific instance).

Wisdom (the ability to solve problems and resolve dilemmas, and the right way to behave in general).

Judgment (the ability to separate the lawful from the unlawful, the holy from the unholy).
Knowledge (a consciousness of what is, was, or will be true in both the spiritual and material worlds)

Understanding (a deep awareness of the will and purpose of God in the heavenlies and on the earth, coupled with a compassion-filled appreciation for the many factors and pressures that cause people and situations to be as they are).

The Word of God renews our mind (Romans 12:2) resulting in the transformation of our personality. Our renewal and transformation enable us to escape being changed into the spirit and ways of the evil age in which we live and to be fashioned instead into the image of Christ, God’s Son. The Word of God enables us to prove the will of God for ourselves.