The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Exodus 37:1-5,
"Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it."
When the ark of the covenant was made, it was according to the design the Lord described. One feature was that it had two rings on each side to insert poles for carrying it with. The table for use within the tabernacle had the same feature as well as the altar of incense.
The furnishings for the tabernacle, as well as the tabernacle itself were designed such that they were all portable. The reason for this was that the foot of Mt. Sinai was not to be their home. Their home as a nation was elsewhere-- the land of Canaan. As such, all they built, all they did, was to be with the view they had a homeland they were on a journey toward.
I am reminded that those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith are on a journey. Just as the foot of Mt. Sinai was not the home of the Israelites, so too, this life we find ourselves in is not our home. This is not a place of permanence for us and if we build our lives as though it were, we will find ourselves squandering our lives here.
Real life, eternal life, begins after this life. As we look forward to the return of Jesus Christ for us, it is with the understanding he will be taking us to another country than this one, a country of our own, "in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells." 2 Peter 3"13.
In speaking of the saints of old, the writer of Hebrews says, "All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them." Hebrews 11:13-16.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it."
When the ark of the covenant was made, it was according to the design the Lord described. One feature was that it had two rings on each side to insert poles for carrying it with. The table for use within the tabernacle had the same feature as well as the altar of incense.
The furnishings for the tabernacle, as well as the tabernacle itself were designed such that they were all portable. The reason for this was that the foot of Mt. Sinai was not to be their home. Their home as a nation was elsewhere-- the land of Canaan. As such, all they built, all they did, was to be with the view they had a homeland they were on a journey toward.
I am reminded that those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith are on a journey. Just as the foot of Mt. Sinai was not the home of the Israelites, so too, this life we find ourselves in is not our home. This is not a place of permanence for us and if we build our lives as though it were, we will find ourselves squandering our lives here.
Real life, eternal life, begins after this life. As we look forward to the return of Jesus Christ for us, it is with the understanding he will be taking us to another country than this one, a country of our own, "in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells." 2 Peter 3"13.
In speaking of the saints of old, the writer of Hebrews says, "All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them." Hebrews 11:13-16.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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