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DedicationDedicated One Must Work withGod's OrganizationMatt . 12 :30 "He that is not onmy side is against me, and hethat does not gather with mescatters ."Matt . 24:45-47 "Who really isthe faithful and discreet slavewhom his master appointed overhis domestics to give them theirfood at the proper time? Happyis that slave if his master on arrivingfinds him doing so . TrulyI say to you, He will appointhim over all his belongings ."John 10 :16 "And I have othersheep, which are not of this fold ;those also I must bring, and theywill listen to my voice, and theywill become one flock, one shepherd."Eccl. 4 :9-12 "Two are betterthan one, because they have agood reward for their labor . Forif they fall, the one will lift uphis fellow ; but woe to him thatis alone when he falleth, andhath not another to lift him up .Again, if two lie together, thenthey have warmth ; but how canone be warm alone? And if a manprevail against him that is alone,two shall withstand him ; and athreefold cord is not quicklybroken ."Things, Possessions May BeDedicated to God's ServiceDeut . 20 :5 "And the officersshall speak unto the people,saying, What man is there thathath built a new house, and hathnot dedicated it? let him go andreturn to his house, lest he diein the battle, and another mandedicate it ."Num . 7 :10, 11, 84, 88 "And theprinces offered for the dedicationof the altar in the day that itwas anointed, even the princesoffered their oblation before thealtar . And Jehovah said untoMoses, They shall offer their oblation,each prince on his day, forthe dedication of the altar . Thiswas the dedication of the altar,in the day when it was anointed,94by the princes of Israel : twelvesilver platters, twelve silver bowls,twelve golden spoons ; and all theoxen for the sacrifice of peaceofferingstwenty and four bullocks,the rams sixty, the he-goatssixty, the he-lambs a year oldsixty . This was the dedication ofthe altar, after that it wasanointed ."2 Chron. 7 :9 "And on theeighth day . . . they kept the dedicationof the altar seven days,and the feast seven days ."Ezra 6 :16 "And the children ofIsrael, the priests and the Levites,and the rest of the children ofthe captivity, kept the dedicationof this house of God with joy ."Neh. 12 :27 "And at the dedicationof the wall of Jerusalemthey sought the Levites out of alltheir places, to bring them toJerusalem, to keep the dedicationwith gladness, both with thanksgivings,and with singing, withcymbals, psalteries, and withharps ."CONSECRATIONIt Is God Who ConsecratesMatt . 3 :13-17 "Then Jesus camefrom Galilee to the Jordan toJohn in order to be baptized byhim . But the latter tried to preventhim, saying : 'I am the oneneeding to be baptized by you,and are you coming to me?' Inreply Jesus said to him : 'Let it be,this time, for in that way it issuitable for us to carry out allthat is righteous.' Then he quitpreventing him . After being baptizedJesus immediately came upfrom the water ; and, look! theheavens were opened up, and hesaw descending like a dove God'sspirit coming upon him . Look!also, there was a voice from theheavens that said : 'This is mySon, the beloved, whom I haveapproved .' "Heb . 5 :4-6 "Also a man takesthis honor, not of his own accord,but only when he is called byGod, just as Aaron also was . So,