As The Lord Had Commanded Moses

 

Today’s reading is Exodus 39-40; Leviticus 1-3.

“…as the LORD had commanded Moses” (Exodus 39:1, 5, 7, 21, 26, 29, 31; 40:19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29). Do you get the feeling that doing what the LORD had commanded was important to Moses and the Israelites? Do you think that was because they were some kind of legalists or perhaps because they loved God? As we are building God’s temple today, or rather being built as God’s temple today, let’s love God enough to build as He has commanded.

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Tomorrow’s reading is Leviticus 4-8.

Letting God Speak for Himself

Today’s reading is Exodus 34-38.

“The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation” (Exodus 34:6-7, ESV).

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Monday’s reading is Exodus 39-40; Leviticus 1-3.

Don’t Be a Derision to Your Enemies

 

Today’s reading is Exodus 29-33.

“And when Moses saw that the people had broken loose (for Aaron had let them break loose, to the derision of their enemies)…” (Exodus 32:25, ESV). How many enemies deride, laugh, mock Christians for pursuing other idols? How many times have we heard those in the world say, “Why should I follow your God, I’m as good as you are?” When idols distract us, we tell the world it doesn’t matter who your god is. We not only become a derision, we make God a derision. Today, let’s live in such a way that those around us will know it really does matter who your god is. Half measures avail nothing. Let’s pursue God with wild and reckless abandon. Then if our enemies deride us, at least’s its for a good reason.

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Tomorrow’s reading is Exodus 34-38.

Skills by God

 

Today’s reading is Exodus 24-28.

“You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill…” (Exodus 28:3, ESV). Got skills? Do you know who should be glorified for that? I don’t know the pragmatic means by which these folks were skilled at their craft. Did God just wake them up one morning with ability; use their parents to train them; let them be born with natural talent? We don’t know. What we know is their skill came from God and they needed to use it to glorify Him? So, I ask again: Got skills? Do you know who should be glorified for that? Do you know who should be glorified by that?

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Tomorrow’s reading will be Exodus 29-33.

No Other Gods

 

Today’s reading is Exodus 19-23.

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” That seems reasonable. Baal didn’t deliver Israel. Ashtoreth didn’t deliver Israel. Molech didn’t deliver Israel. Why, O why would they ever even want to follow some other god? And yet, money didn’t die for my sins. Sex didn’t die for my sins. Food didn’t die for my sins. Fame, power, fortune, and influence didn’t die for my sins. Why, O why would I ever even want to follow some other god? Today…no idols.

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Tomorrow’s reading is Exodus 24-28.

Is the Lord Among Us or Not?

 

Today’s reading is Exodus 14-18.

“Is the Lord among us or not?” They had been some time without water causing the victory at the Red Sea to be a memory rather than an anchor. And isn’t that just life? Sometimes God’s presence feels as obvious as a pillar of fire by night; sometimes it feels as absent as a day without food and water. Thus we learn what it means to walk by faith and not by sight. Certainly, nothing feels better than the sublime certainty of God’s presence, but sometimes we just don’t feel it. In those moments, we must not rest our life on the feeling of His presence but on faith in His promise. “Be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you'” (Hebrews 13:5; Joshua 1:5). Praise the Lord!

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Tomorrow’s reading is Exodus 19-23.

Fearing the Word of the LORD

Today’s reading is Exodus 9-13.

“Then whoever feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh hurried his slaves and his livestock into the houses, but whoever did not pay attention to the word of the LORD left his slaves and his livestock in the field” (Exodus 9:20-21, ESV). In most of the plagues we talk about a distinction between the Egyptians and the Israelites, but this one distinguishes two groups among Pharaoh’s servants. Those who feared the LORD’s Word survived; those who didn’t fear the LORD’s Word didn’t survive. Fearing the LORD’s Word doesn’t mean running in terror; it means believing that what God promises will really happen, even His promises of punishment and acting accordingly. If you fear His Word and “hurry into your house,” you won’t be struck by His hail. And thus, those who fear God’s Word really have nothing to fear from His Word.

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Monday’s reading will be Exodus 14-18.

The #1 Reason Moses did Great Things

 

Today’s reading is Exodus 4-8.

“Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue,” says Moses because he simply cannot fathom how he could do anything great for God. After all, he once started down that path and failed. Now all he can do is offer excuses: five in fact. But we already know Moses will become one of the greatest leaders we know. How? Because deep down inside Moses is really a great and powerful man, he just needs to uncover his hidden and internal strength? No. God responds, “Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” Moses does great things because he surrenders to God and is filled with His greatness, strength, and power. If you ever wonder what someone like you can possibly accomplish for God, look to Moses and surrender all in order to be God Filled. He will do great things and you will be His vessel.

Praise the Lord!

Tomorrow’s reading is Exodus 9-13.

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God Hears; God Remembers

 

Today’s reading is Genesis 49-Exodus 3.

“And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob” (Exodus 2:24). If you are in Jesus Christ, remember God’s covenant with you. He does. Are you going through hardship? Bring it to God. He has not forgotten His covenant with you as Satan wants you to believe. He does hear your groaning. As with the Israelites, He will deliver in His time, but rest assured He hears your groaning, He does remember His covenant with you, He will deliver. Praise the Lord!