majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 23:14,
"The Lord your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to
deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will
not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you."
In his instructions to the Israelites about the cleanliness of the
camp, Moses makes a stunning observation. The Lord will be moving
about in the camp to protect the Israelites and help them in the task
he has given them, so keep the camp clean!
In a figurative way, this speaks to me of the holiness of God versus
the ungodliness of man. In making a people for himself through the
gospel, God not only sent his Son to take our punishment for sin that
we receive his forgiveness, but he has also cleaned us up. In a
passage I was reminded of yesterday, we read, "Do you not know that
the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male
prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor
drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of
God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were
sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.
God has cleaned us up, fit for his camp! Look at what God has done for
those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith! We have been
washed, we have been sanctified, we have been justified! In this camp,
as in Israel, the Lord our God moves among us to protect us and help
us in the task he has given us. As such he has cleaned us up, fit for
service to him!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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