19 February 2009
09 February 2009
11th verse, 26th chapter of Exodus
Then make fifty bronze claps and put them in the loops to fasten the tent together as a unit.
-Exodus 26:11
You may be wondering why in the world I'm putting this seemingly obscure verse on my blog. The reason is actually two-fold. 1) The "countdown" is down to number 11. 2) God wanted to remind me that He's in the details.
Part of the joy of reading through the Bible (see Goal #5) is that you get to go through all of the good stuff, the bad stuff, the ugly stuff, the exciting stuff and the boring stuff. Yes, there is bad stuff (um, the Fall would be bad stuff #1) and there is boring stuff (please see the Regulations About Mildew in Leviticus 13. Mildew? Really??).
Right now, I'm in Exodus reading through some of the "boring stuff" regarding the tabernacle and what the priests are to wear. I've done Beth Moore's study on the Tabernacle and I realize that God has every (boring) detail listed for a reason. It will blow your mind when you consider what each minute piece of the tabernacle represents and why it's included. However, sometimes when you're reading through, it just gets boring.
So, as I hit that wall yesterday, I asked God to talk to me and reveal Himself to me in a way that I wouldn't see by simply reading through the "boring stuff". And guess what... He spoke to me.
For the past few months I've felt as if I'm in a holding pattern. I've been restless and I don't know why. I'm leaning on Him and learning about Him. I'm talking to Him and listening to Him. I'm serving Him and loving Him. And hopefully He's using me in the lives of people around me. But all the same, I feel as though I'm waiting for him to give me the GO... I just don't know what the GO is for. So, as I'm reading through all of these minute details that don't seem applicable to my life in February 2009, it hits me. God is in the details.
God is in the details and it's the details that make up the whole picture. God gave Moses instructions on how to make these bronze clasps and what to do with them. Why? Because they would fasten the tent together as a unit. They would bring the whole thing together! If the clasps hadn't been there, the curtains wouldn't have held up, the tabernacle wouldn't have had walls and the whole plan would have been pointless.
So, while I'm sitting here and living this life that He's laid out for me and sometimes think that nothing is going on, God chooses to remind me that yes, He's working. The whole plan can't come together if He doesn't have every little detail in place. He's works like that throughout creation and if I've said it once, I've said it a million times... I'm glad He's in charge and remembers all of these things because if it were up to me, I'd forget something small but important and we would all be wading through mud instead of walking on land because I forgot that one element that makes the ground solid.
God uses the small stuff to make up the whole picture. I just hope I can remember that when my life seems "boring" and that I'll praise Him for what He's doing that I can't see... yet.
-Exodus 26:11
You may be wondering why in the world I'm putting this seemingly obscure verse on my blog. The reason is actually two-fold. 1) The "countdown" is down to number 11. 2) God wanted to remind me that He's in the details.
Part of the joy of reading through the Bible (see Goal #5) is that you get to go through all of the good stuff, the bad stuff, the ugly stuff, the exciting stuff and the boring stuff. Yes, there is bad stuff (um, the Fall would be bad stuff #1) and there is boring stuff (please see the Regulations About Mildew in Leviticus 13. Mildew? Really??).
Right now, I'm in Exodus reading through some of the "boring stuff" regarding the tabernacle and what the priests are to wear. I've done Beth Moore's study on the Tabernacle and I realize that God has every (boring) detail listed for a reason. It will blow your mind when you consider what each minute piece of the tabernacle represents and why it's included. However, sometimes when you're reading through, it just gets boring.
So, as I hit that wall yesterday, I asked God to talk to me and reveal Himself to me in a way that I wouldn't see by simply reading through the "boring stuff". And guess what... He spoke to me.
For the past few months I've felt as if I'm in a holding pattern. I've been restless and I don't know why. I'm leaning on Him and learning about Him. I'm talking to Him and listening to Him. I'm serving Him and loving Him. And hopefully He's using me in the lives of people around me. But all the same, I feel as though I'm waiting for him to give me the GO... I just don't know what the GO is for. So, as I'm reading through all of these minute details that don't seem applicable to my life in February 2009, it hits me. God is in the details.
God is in the details and it's the details that make up the whole picture. God gave Moses instructions on how to make these bronze clasps and what to do with them. Why? Because they would fasten the tent together as a unit. They would bring the whole thing together! If the clasps hadn't been there, the curtains wouldn't have held up, the tabernacle wouldn't have had walls and the whole plan would have been pointless.
So, while I'm sitting here and living this life that He's laid out for me and sometimes think that nothing is going on, God chooses to remind me that yes, He's working. The whole plan can't come together if He doesn't have every little detail in place. He's works like that throughout creation and if I've said it once, I've said it a million times... I'm glad He's in charge and remembers all of these things because if it were up to me, I'd forget something small but important and we would all be wading through mud instead of walking on land because I forgot that one element that makes the ground solid.
God uses the small stuff to make up the whole picture. I just hope I can remember that when my life seems "boring" and that I'll praise Him for what He's doing that I can't see... yet.
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