It's All About the Details...

"...just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to build the tabernacle; for 'See,' He says, 'that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."--Hebrews 8:5.  Here we find the verse that makes the point that Christ was the pattern after which the high priests operated under the old law.  This verse states that Moses was warned to follow the pattern he was given when building the tabernacle.  God warned Moses to follow the pattern.  God warned Moses to follow the details.

Details.  Details are huge in our society today.  As a people, we are always after details.  Something happens, we want details.  You also have people who have an "eye for detail" in any given area.  In my own life, often times when I mess up on something, it is because I missed a detail.  Miscommunications happen because details are omitted.  And the list goes on and on.  I think we would all agree that details are important. Well something we need to recognize is that God cares about the details too.

Details.  Going back to the verse I gave above, Moses was warned to follow the pattern when building the tabernacle.  Consider the image above. I think we would agree that the image is drawn with precise attention to detail.  The image above might serve as a pattern for something else.  If you or I were to copy that image and draw it any differently than the original, we will have destroyed the pattern. Why? Because its all in the details.

Details.  As I said, we see from the passage given that is quoted from Exodus 25:40 that God cares about us following the pattern He gave us and what that means is that we follow the details.

Details.  So you are probably asking what is the point I am trying to make here? Well, the point I am trying to make is that in the Lord's church, we too have been given a pattern and that pattern is found in the pages of the New Testament.  That pattern includes the details of the pattern that needs to be followed.

Details.  Every detail of the pattern that is to be followed is given in the New Testament.

Details.  Are you looking for details in the pattern of salvation? See Scriptures such as John 3:16, Romans 10:17, Acts 2:38 and 1 Peter 3:18-21.

Details. Are you looking for details regarding how God expects to be worshipped and how the New Testament church worshipped? See Acts 20:7-11, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16-17 and 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 and 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 just to name a few.

Details.  Are you looking for details regarding what the Lord's church should look like? See 1 Timothy 3:1-16 and Titus 1:5-9.

Details.  The above examples are just a small handful of areas where God has plainly laid out the details.  Please bear with me but what we need to recognize is that what is happening today is that most of the people who believe in God and claim to be Christians are venturing further and further away from the pattern and contrary to what many think, God's expectations of His people are being left on the wayside and people are following what they think is the correct pattern regardless of what the Bible, GOD'S AUTHORITATIVE WORD, PATTERN AND DETAILS might say.  One detail about this happening can be found in 2 Timothy 4:3.

Details.  So it's all about the details. For tonight, my encouragement to you is this. If you have any questions whatsoever about the details in the areas I gave above or in any other area of what God expects according to His pattern, please study those areas out, ask questions.  If there is any way I can help you, please feel free to shoot me an email at davidmalleyg@gmail.com.

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL! GOD BLESS! AND REMEMBER IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS!