Day1: The Freewill Offerings
Today's Treasure: Exodus 36:3 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.
Today we study the special instructions that God gives Moses for the tabernacle Read it here in Exodus 24-25
God manifested His Glory before them by providing for them. He gave when they praised Him. He gave when they murmured. He even gave them the constant request of their hearts at the risk of leanness to their souls. God gave not because of their faithfulness but because of His faithfulness.
I believe the Israelite's knew the direct correlation between their willingness to prepare for God's presence and His desire to make evident His presence personally. How often we expect big things from God without preparing for big things from Him!
The motivation for an earnest freewill offering is the joy of giving.
Day2: Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones
Today's Treasure: 1 Corinthians 3:12-1 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.
Precious Stones, or jewels , appear to represent God's saints--His Treasured possession, His Children--Complete with the gifts of the Holy Spirit!
Today we had to list the ways we spent our energy in a typical week! Then go back to that list and circle the tasks/activities that will stand the test of the fire. The more i wrote the more I realized that I spend entirely too much energy on things that aren't eternal!
1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
You are looking at a classic freewill offering. No one can make you surrender your sufferings to God. Only you can decide how your fires will affect you. Will you be sanctified or scarred?
Listen as He says to you: "My precious child, I bore My scares so that you would not have to !" He has suffered enough for both of you.
Day 3: The Colors of Love
Today's Treasure: 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin[a] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Ephesians 4:23 to be made new in the attitude of your mind. Are you storing anything of the old self in the new mind? We are new creatures in Christ; but if we still think like the old creature, we will find it impossible to personify the new. Most of our wars are fought on the battlefield of the mind.
Day 4: A Worker Unashamed
Today's Treasure: Luke 11:13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
You and I are not leaders, kings, and prophets over God's chosen Israel. We are laborers just like Bezalel. Names were very important to the Hebrew people, often expressing character and destiny. The name Bezalel means in the shadow of God. He was not taking a power hike or craving recognition. He was happy to dwell in the shadow of the Almighty. God's name was enough for him. God wants wiling laborers!
Bezalel's job was out of his league. God purposely assigned a task beyond Bezalel's capabilities so that He (God) could fill him with His Power.
God places us in positions beyond our capabilities so that we will be at His absolute mercy, realizing that only He can succeed.
Day 5: Waiting on the Lord
Today's Treasure: Ezekiel 22:30 “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.
Although Moses was out of sight, God was not. He revealed Himself daily through manna. Yet they still wanted/needed something tangible to worship. (I really just want to shake the Israelites)
How Typical of satan to steal the riches God has given us, melt them into golden calves, and beckon us to worship them. God had other plans for those riches! Divine plans! Eternal Plans! As we so often do, the Israelites yielded to the temptation to worship the gifts instead of the Giver.
A stiff neck hinders our looking far to the right or left and makes looking up nearly impossible. Have you ever had a spiritual stiff neck and refused to look up?
Wow! What a week! Girls I am praying for you!
Have a Beautiful Day!
Christina
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