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Day 42-Through One Man

2/11/2020

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​Today’s Reading: Exodus 32-34

God’s presence in our lives is life-changing.  Moses makes this statement in Exodus 33:16b, “For your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.”  That idea of being a people set apart is still on my mind.  And we are not set apart because of who we are, or anything we have done, save for believing that Jesus Christ is who He says He is: the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Whenever I come to verses that speak very clearly about who God is I stop and take note.  My main desire for reading through the Bible each year is to get to know God more.  Here God tells Moses about Himself.

 The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out,
“Yahweh! The Lord!
    The God of compassion and mercy!
I am slow to anger
    and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
 I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.
    I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
But I do not excuse the guilty.
    I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
the entire family is affected--
    even children in the third and fourth generations.”
 (Exodus 34:5-7)

I like the first part, but the last line has always troubled me.   We certainly see the truth in that through one man’s sin (Adam) all became sinners.  Thank God that there is another man.

But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.  And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins.  For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.
Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:15-19)
 
May grace abound,
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Day 41-Set Apart

2/10/2020

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​Today’s Reading: Exodus 29-31
Our Sunday School class is currently studying 1 Peter.  We recently covered the section in the 2nd chapter about being a royal priesthood and as I reading today’s passage in Exodus I was thinking about what that means.  Here Aaron and his sons are being set apart for service to the Lord as priests.  One little section caught my attention.

“These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the Lord’s presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you.  I will meet the people of Israel there, in the place made holy by my glorious presence.  Yes, I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.  Then I will live among the people of Israel and be their God,  and they will know that I am the Lord their God. I am the one who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.” (Exodus 29:42-46)
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As I was thinking about what it means to be a priest the way that Aaron and his sons had to be sprinkled with blood from the sacrifice reminds me of the way the blood of Christ has been “sprinkled” on me. Not literally of course, but I am covered by the blood of Jesus-His blood sets me apart as holy unto the Lord. (Hebrews 10:10)  (Hebrews is a great read right now to compare this time in God’s history with His people to the New Covenant that comes through Christ.  see Hebrews 10 & 12:18-24 in particular.)  That thought still makes me uncomfortable; that the sacrifice of Jesus sets me apart, consecrates me to serve Him as a priest.  But the line that truly gets me this morning is this: “in the place made holy by my glorious presence”.  As I think about those words I am reminded that I have God dwelling within me in the form of His Holy Spirit.  I am made holy by God's glorious presence in my life.  Again, I am finding this an uncomfortable thought because of what it means to be set apart for service to the Lord.  It gives me great pause as I consider how I live each day.
May grace abound,
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Day 38-No Other Gods

2/7/2020

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Today's Reading: Exodus 20-21:15
For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. (Exodus 20:5b)  This verse does not read like this in my other translations, so I view it as an addition that expands upon the word jealous and what that means. 

Webster's definition of jealous:
1: hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage
2: intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
3: vigilant in guarding a possession

​Every time I read it in the New Living Translation it really gives me pause and forces me to think,  Do I have affections that compete with God?
May grace abound,
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