Post by Woody Williams on Feb 27, 2006 6:59:30 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Exodus 19:7-11
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So Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them
all these words that the Lord had commanded him. The people all
answered as one: 'Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.'
Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord. Then the Lord
said to Moses, 'I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, in order
that the people may hear when I speak with you and so trust you ever
after.'
When Moses had told the words of the people to the Lord, the Lord
said to Moses: 'Go to the people and consecrate them today and
tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes and prepare for the third day,
because on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in
the sight of all the people.'
Devotional
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Moments like this are few but very powerful. God's self-disclosure to
Moses and the people of Israel was a dramatic beginning and sealing
of the covenant relationship God established with them. There is no
more significant realization we can have than the realization that
God's presence is available to us. God draws near to us and desires
to be our God.
Prayer
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I seek you alone above all else, my Lord. Amen
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So Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and set before them
all these words that the Lord had commanded him. The people all
answered as one: 'Everything that the Lord has spoken we will do.'
Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord. Then the Lord
said to Moses, 'I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, in order
that the people may hear when I speak with you and so trust you ever
after.'
When Moses had told the words of the people to the Lord, the Lord
said to Moses: 'Go to the people and consecrate them today and
tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes and prepare for the third day,
because on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in
the sight of all the people.'
Devotional
----------
Moments like this are few but very powerful. God's self-disclosure to
Moses and the people of Israel was a dramatic beginning and sealing
of the covenant relationship God established with them. There is no
more significant realization we can have than the realization that
God's presence is available to us. God draws near to us and desires
to be our God.
Prayer
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I seek you alone above all else, my Lord. Amen