Today's Passage: Exodus 34-35
Ten Commandments, take two....Moses once again goes up to the mountain, but this time after coming down the first time and seeing the "people of God" dancing around and worshiping a golden calf. Moses understands that this time is different, in that he acknowledges to God that the people waiting below are "stiff-necked".
Do you know what it means to be stiff-necked? Literally, it means unwilling to bend your neck to bow before another...and the Israelites, in their stubbornness, had certainly shown that to be true. There eyes were focused on a golden calf...a man-made treasure of this world...and they could not be swayed to bow before God. There eyes were focused on the temporary...."Where will the water come from?" "We're tired of manna!"...and they could not be swayed to bow before God. There eyes were focused on the attacking enemies..."It would have been better for us to stay in Israel!"...and they could not be swayed to bow before God and submit to his will and plan for their lives.
What are your eyes focused on today? Is it something bringing fear that paralyzes you? Is it your current circumstances that weighs you down? Is it the lure of the world? Are your eyes focused on something other than God? If so, your neck may be feeling a little stiff.
I want to focus my eyes on God this week (especially this Holy Week!) so that I can look more like Moses in 35:29-35. I want to shine with His Glory so that when people meet me, they see He's changed my life forever through the power of the cross. When we focus squarely on His will and His worship, we are forever changed and used by Him to bring His Glory to a lost and dying world! There would be no better way to celebrate Easter than renewing our commitment to turning our eyes upon Jesus.
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