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 Numbers 29:40,
"Moses told the Israelites all that the Lord commanded him."
Moses, although not a perfect man, (as demonstrated at the rock that produced water), was nonetheless faithful. What the Lord told Moses, he was faithful to carry out. When the Lord gave messages to the Israelites, Moses was faithful to speak to them on God's behalf.
The writer of Hebrews acknowledged Moses' faithfulness to the Lord and used Moses' faithfulness as an aid to help us understand the faithfulness of Jesus Christ to the Father. He says, "He [Jesus] was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 'Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house,' bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory." Hebrews 3:2-6.
I cannot think of a greater honor than what Moses received as he was used to help illustrate the faithfulness of God's own Son to his Father. In thinking of Jesus' faithfulness to the Father, I am reminded of Jesus' words of his prayer before his arrest and crucifixion, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." Luke 22:42.
As we look at Moses' faithfulness in following through on what the Lord gave him to do, I am reminded of our own call to be faithful, "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms." 1 Peter 4:10.
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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"Moses told the Israelites all that the Lord commanded him."
Moses, although not a perfect man, (as demonstrated at the rock that produced water), was nonetheless faithful. What the Lord told Moses, he was faithful to carry out. When the Lord gave messages to the Israelites, Moses was faithful to speak to them on God's behalf.
The writer of Hebrews acknowledged Moses' faithfulness to the Lord and used Moses' faithfulness as an aid to help us understand the faithfulness of Jesus Christ to the Father. He says, "He [Jesus] was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 'Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house,' bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory." Hebrews 3:2-6.
I cannot think of a greater honor than what Moses received as he was used to help illustrate the faithfulness of God's own Son to his Father. In thinking of Jesus' faithfulness to the Father, I am reminded of Jesus' words of his prayer before his arrest and crucifixion, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." Luke 22:42.
As we look at Moses' faithfulness in following through on what the Lord gave him to do, I am reminded of our own call to be faithful, "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms." 1 Peter 4:10.
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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