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Moses received God’s covenant words for Israel and read it
and reread it several times to the people. Once is never enough to hear His word. And three times the people promised to obey everything they were told. My commentary said, “Israel had to realize their responsibility to obey the laws
of the Lord. The covenant was now
ratified by blood, and God would hold them to their promises. After all, they expected God to
keep His promises! … God had
redeemed His people and taken them to Himself as His people, and now He was
about to come and dwell among them and
be their God … Having the Lord dwelling in the camp was a great privilege for the nation of Israel …
But the privilege brought with it a great responsibility,
for it meant that the camp of Israel had to be a holy place where a holy God
could dwell.”
God called Moses and 73 others to come up the mountain to
meet with Him. Moses and Joshua moved
even higher, and finally Moses alone went up even higher and saw the glory of the Lord. My commentary saw in this an
illustration: “We must grow in our worship experience with the
Lord, and we are the ones who decide
how high we will go. The people at the base of the mountain were afraid to hear God’s voice and were satisfied to hear Moses speak to them, but Moses not only heard God’s voice but saw God’s glory! How tragic it is when God’s people settle for the lowest level when there
are new heights of blessing for
those who seek God with their whole hearts.”
Father, I remember the big change You made in my life back in 1992, when You showed me so much more about Yourself and how I am to worship You. Life has never been the same. Still, though, I have much more to
learn. Don’t let me settle for where I’ve come to.
Keep me pushing forward to get closer to You. Remind me daily that when You are present
there must be no unholiness in the camp, and help me to live in a manner that
won’t preclude Your presence in my life.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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