The Lord refused to go with the people because there were a stiff-necked people, but he also gave them a warning. He gives us warnings when we do wrong and His gracious and merciful to forgive us as well when we do wrong.
Moses found grace in the eyes of the Lord because he sought to do His will. Moses in his anger destroyed the first two tablets that God had made with his own hands. The second set God told Moses to hew out of the stone. At this point, Moses is over 80 years old and this certainly must've been a lot of work for Moses. When we do wrong, it is never without a sacrifice. God will forgive us but there are always consequences to our actions. Samuel told King Saul, "Behold it is better to obey than to sacrifice."
Moses told the people, by inspiration of God, "whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord, gold and silver and brass." As the willingness of the people brought forth all their offerings as the Lord had commanded, God gave them skills and knowledge to build the tabernacle. Every skill we have, no matter how big or small it may be, comes from the omnipotent gracious hand of God. He gave them even the very breath to do it. Just as He gave them the breath to do it, He gives us the breath to serve Him, and sometimes He even allows us to use that breath to wrongfully accuse Him. He is so good to us.
Do we come to God with a willing heart saying, "Here I am God! Use me!" We will never know how much God can bestow upon us if we don't ask. Are we ready for all God has to offer us? I know I want to be ready.
Welcome to a group of women who's goal is to encourage each other to put down some serious roots in the Word of God. This blog is dedicated to reading through the Bible in a year. Hopefully you will find the encouragement and accountability here that you need to push through the tough parts- or when life just gets in the way. The reading plan is located at the bottom of the blog. It contains links to the passages we are reading through biblegateway.com. You can use those links or read your own Bible, whichever you prefer.
We are all members of Oak Hill Baptist Church in Griffin, Georgia and felt the need in our own life for a little bit of the Lord's splendor. Please join us!!
Showing posts with label Exodus 33-35. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exodus 33-35. Show all posts
Sunday, February 13, 2011
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