Exodus 31-33

There are so many things that spoke to me in these chapters. But the main highlight was the event of the people of Israel making for themselves a golden calf to worship. They grew impatient with Moses, who was speaking with God on Mount Shani, and decided to make for themselves a god that they can see, touch, and shape with their own hands. God in his righteous anger tells Moses to go down at once for the people are acting corruptly. Moses begins to see why God was so angry the whole camp was turned upside down while he was gone. I tend to think of how easy it is for us to abandon God when we don't hear from him for a while, to something we can shape out of our own thoughts. All the while the people wanted a god they can see, touch, and control, when Moses who waited on the Lord was the only one to see God's goodness pass him by. What an amazing contrast from the people to Moses relationship with God.

prayer: O Loving heavenly Father. I ask that you fill me with your Holy Spirit today to wait patiently for you. Help me to grab a hold of who you are. Ready my heart to see your glory. Forgive me when my heart desires to turn to idols that displease you. I turn from my ways of selfishness and cling on to your holiness. in your gracious son's name I pray Jesus Christ, Amen.

Exodus 28-30

These chapters in Exodus are filled with instructions for Aaron and his sons to serve God as priests. God gives amazing detail once again to how He wants certain things done to make atonement for the people of Israel. One thing that spoke to me reading these chapters, is how God sets certain things apart only to be use when approaching his holiness. Exodus 28:36 shows the words HOLY TO THE LORD engraved on a seal. Sometimes I can easily forget that our Lord is a Holy God and I will give him the left overs of my life, when he truly deserves the best and everything.

prayer: O Holy and mighty LORD. forgive me when my mind drifts away from your holiness. Help me to be holy for you are holy. I give you praise and thanks for your Loving atonement Jesus Christ whom through I can now approach your holy throne. Holy spirit strengthen my heart to seek holiness today. In your precious name Jesus I pray, Amen.

Exodus 24-27

In these chapters of exodus, God commands Moses to approach him on Mount Sinai, to receive the stone tablets with the law and commands the LORD has written for the peoples' instruction. Once again we see the amazing detail of God. Everything from the blueprints of how to make the Ark, to the building of the Tabernacle, our God goes into real specific detail. Even after creating the whole known universe He continues to establish who He is in great detail. In Exodus 25:40 we read God telling Moses to "Be careful to make everything according to the model of them you have been shown on the mountain". God gives us the model of how worship should look like, when He came down to us as the savior Jesus Christ. Jesus modeled it and we now have the task to make sure we follow that model. Without adding any further details to the blueprint of worship God has given us in the person of Jesus Christ, lets model Him for the rest of the world to see.

Prayer: Thank you heavenly Father that you are so detailed in how we live our lives. Thank you God for modeling how we are to live a life of worship to you through your son Jesus Christ. Holy spirit, help us focus on Jesus, and not add anything to the blueprints of grace you given us. To dwell on your details throughout our day. in Jesus name, Amen.

Exodus 20-23

Today I read Exodus chapters 20 through 23. This is when God gives the ten commandments to Moses and the people of Israel. Now growing up I always thought the Ten commandments were the only laws God gave his people, but reading through these chapters has shed some light on a lot more of God's character by the other laws his gives the people at that time. What really spoke to me was the laws God gave about protecting the vulnerable. Exodus 22:22-27 "You must not mistreat the widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, they will no doubt cry to me, and I will certainly hear their cry." This verse really stuck out to me while reading this morning, it highlighted God's compassion for those who have been mistreated. He also cares so much about justice in Exodus 23:1-6, the peoples livelihood Exodus 22:5-6, and even personal property Exodus 22:7-14. I sometimes thought God didn't really care about the small things in my life, and that I should only really have God in my life when the big things come about. But to see how He cares about the everyday life of his people really brings a smile to my heart knowing He is a very personal God, and wants for us to display his ways in everything we do.

Prayer: Oh Lord of the Heavens, Almighty God. Your ways are truly so much higher than our ways. Thank you for your showing you concern about our everyday living. Thank you O Lord for showing us your laws that lead to righteous living. Help me God to truly understand how personal you are, help me to understand that you are very close to those you call your children. and continue to Lead us to live righteously.

Exodus 17-19

Due to me coming up with this idea after already starting my reading plan i figured i will begin blogging right where i am at which is Exodus 17.

Exodus 17-19
Today's reading was about the Israelite community complaining to Moses about not having any water to quench their thirst. You can almost feel the frustration in Moses's response to the Lord, (Exodus 17:4) "What should I do with these people? in a little while they will stone me!" It continues to blow my mind how, maybe a year or so has gone by after the Israelite s crossed through the Red Sea and engaged into a major worship celebration to the Lord, that they are back to complaining about the Salvation the Lord has given them. I begin to point the finger at the people in the wilderness, and shake my head with disappointment in them, all the while sitting in my comfortable home. But I soon realized how alike i am to those very people grumbling at Moses. And how I too haven forgotten where God has taken me from. All the red Seas he has parted in my life, and how I sometimes am so ready to just step aside and say "Where is this promise of yours?!"

Prayer: Lord Almighty, great is your mighty strength. Great and precious are your Holy ways. Forgive me when my heart turns to selfish grumbling. Help me to remember the many Red Seas you have parted in my life. And help me to hold strong to the promise that you will provide my every need, Holy spirit let that truth just sink in, quench that thirst in me. in Jesus name, Amen.

Scripture to apply: James 4:1 But Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing.

Reading/Blog plan

Hello everyone,
well as you may realized the blogging has slowed down a lot. And i have tried to push myself to start it back up again, but i keep procrastinating. One goal i have for myself is to read the entire Old Testament this year. It has been going really well and even though i have read most of it i am always blown away by how rejuvenating God's word can be. I have decided to blog about my reading plan. I will read a couple of chapters, and then write about it here on this blog. Its my way of disciplining myself to keep this blog going, and it will help me retain what it is i have read. I would suggest anyone who wishes to follow along feel free to do so, i know it will truly be a blessing.