Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
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PRAY FOR THEM DAILY
The beautiful High Priest’s robes. They were made for glory and for beauty. Do you notice the shoulder pieces on each side of the ephod? Inside each pouch was an Onyx stone and on each stone were written the names of the children of Israel, the names of six tribes on one side and the other six on the other side, all in birth order.Do you also notice the beautiful glimmering stones on the breast plate? They were 12 precious stones and on each one was written, once again, the name of the 12 tribes of Israel. Exodus 28:12 says: “Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial.” The shoulders speak of bearing the weight of responsibility.
In Exodus 28:29 regarding the breastplate it says: “And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment UPON HIS HEART when he goes in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually. “
God wanted to see the names of His people on Aaron’s heart as He wanted Aaron to carry them upon his heart when he went into the presence of the Lord.
Jesus Christ is now our high priest and he sits at the right hand of the father to make intercession for us continually. Our names are upon His shoulders and upon His heart as He intercedes before the Father on our behalf.
We also as parents must take this responsibility for our children as we go into the presence of the Lord to pray for them. He wants us to take the names of our children upon our shoulders, to take that responsibility and bear the weight of our concerns for them into the presence of the Lord. He wants their names to be on our hearts as we go into His presence. Dear mother, are you and your husband taking your children upon your heart into the presence of the Lord each day? This is one of our paramount responsibilities as parents as we raise our children. More than anything else, Never forget to pray for them daily.
