033 Exodus 35 – 37; 20.19 – 20.31
“They came, both men and women, all the willing spirits among them, offering brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces--anything made of gold---offering up their gold jewelry to God.” (pg.164, top left). What had happened to these people that they would so willingly hand over their precious possessions? It began with Moses going to the mountain to meet with God and then reporting what God wants done. In the paragraph before this one we see the people leaving Moses presence and it says, "...everyone whose heart was roused," it was they who were bringing the offerings to the Lord.
The people were to build a place of worship to Yahweh. When you read how the people were working together you can't help but to pray, "may it be so in our day." It is an inspiring story of working toward a common and very worthy goal. It is seeing leadership at its best and followership at its peak. All the different skill sets it took to pull this job off is mind boggling and humbling--no one person has all the gifts and talents. We are truly better together.
Has your heart been roused? Has your heart been stirred? Is your spirit responsive to His Spirit? It's a good day to serve the Lord; to serve the Lord makes any day a good day.
Ask God to stir your heart. Ask God to help make your heart responsive to His Spirit.
To my God, a heart of flame; to my fellowmen, a heart of love; to myself, a heart of steel.
- St. Augustine
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