SCRIPTURE: Exodus 25 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. [John 1:14] The actual word for “his dwelling among us” is ‘tabernacled’. The tabernacle was a symbol of God living among…
I said a prayer for you today
I said a prayer for you today and know God must have heard, I felt the answer in my heart although He spoke no word. I didn’t ask for wealth or fame, I knew you wouldn’t mind. I asked Him to send treasures of a far more lasting kind. I asked that He’d be near…
glowing with God
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 24 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendour, talking with Jesus. [Luke 9:29-31] Jesus has a similar mountaintop experience as Moses, but there is something greater about Jesus. Moses spent time…
listen to Jesus!
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 23 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!’ [Matthew 17:5] Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of God’s promise to send His angel along the way and to bring…
what is the Jesus life?
The Jesus life is another way of saying the ethic by which Jesus lived. The character and morality that shaped and directed His daily decisions and actions. Jesus words in Matthew 5-7 not only describe how we are to live, but how He lived – the Jesus life. This ethic is described elsewhere in the bible,…
the law fulfilled
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 22 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. [Matthew 5:18] Jesus fulfills the law. He brings it to its proper conclusion. He satisfies it’s demands. He represents all…
Jesus greater than the law
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 21 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: ‘Why then’” they asked, ‘did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?’ Jesus replied, ‘Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. [Matthew 19:7-8] Confession time, there are some laws here…
the tender commitments
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 20 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” [Matthew 22:37-40] What…
underachieving?
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” – Thomas Edison Not only is this true for all human beings, this is especially true for Jesus followers. If we all did the things we are capable of doing in Christ, we would literally astound the world. By…
glory and grace!
SCRIPTURE: Exodus 19 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: (Read my reflection from 2009) The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said. (Exodus 19:9). What a dramatic…