READ: Exodus 25:1-7
“And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate… AND THE RULERS BROUGHT ONYX STONES, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; ” – Exodus 35:9, 27
People who have only one type of person in their congregation do not experience the aura of God’s presence. Onyx stones are hard, black, unusual and valuable. God loves to have unusual people who are solid as a rock. Nothing can move them! Nothing can break them!
When the hands of many different people from different nations, different tribes and different tongues are lifted up to glorify God, there is a presence you cannot deny. Do you mind being unusual? Do you mind being odd? Do you mind having odd people around you? It is the presence of all these different people that create the aura of God’s presence.
It is interesting that onyx stones were laid on the heart of the High Priest. The use of onyx stones in the ephod of the priest is a revelation of how to create an environment for the presence of God. Onyx stones signify the glorious presence of God. God will not inhabit the places that do not have onyx stones. With onyx stones, His presence will be multiplied in your ministry.
Onyx stones were also used in the ephod of the High Priest who came into the holiest of places. Onyx stones were used on the ephod and breastplate of the High Priest. Indeed, the presence of God is magnificent and glorious. It is important to create a glorious environment if you want to experience the presence of God.