Today's Passage: Exodus 26
I have to admit that, when reading this passage previously, it's one I kind of skimmed through...at first glance, there doesn't seem to be much "life changing" material in a chapter about building a tent.
All of that changed two weeks ago, when I stood in the middle of the Negev Desert at an exact replica of this very tabernacle tent, built from the specifications found in Exodus 26! (Some of you may have heard the Kingry's talk about this project on Sunday, March 22...just a few days after I was there!) It was certainly not what I had pictured in my head when reading Exodus before...the tent is much larger and much more detailed than in my imagination. There were teams of men in charge of moving the tent when the presence of God (either by cloud or fire) showed the Israelites it was time to move again. The beauty of the handiwork, the detail of the structure, and the stark contrast of the tent in the middle of the desert all showed me just how much God cared about His home among the people.
If God cared that much about a temporary home, how much do you think He cares about His home in your heart? If God were to visit us physically, would we invite God to stay in a rundown, bug-infested hotel in a bad part of town? Absolutely not! There would be nothing too good for the presence of God. Why, then, is it ok with us to let sin turn our hearts into a disgusting place to live? The same Spirit that dwelt in the tabernacle described here lives in my heart today...am I willing to do the work to honor God in the way He deserves?
Examine your tabernacle today...have you followed the directions on keeping it holy and pure?
Wow.....Brett that was awesome....I never looked at it like that...it puts a whole new spin on the body being a temple of God and keeping it holy and pure.....thank you for that!!!!!
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