Worship (Leviticus 1-7)
God has provided forgiveness of sin and fellowship with him.
How are you using your opportunities to approach God? Are you spending time in true worship? Are you going to God in repentance, seeking His forgiveness? Are you seeking a deeper fellowship with Him?
To what do you attribute God's forgiveness of your sin? Is it something you've contributed to? Or is it through Christ's work alone?
Purity (Leviticus 11-15)
Purity requires integrity in all areas of life.
What bruised fruit is in your life? What are you going to do now before it impacts your whole life?
What are you doing to guard against allowing corrupt thoughts into your mind?
How might something you tolerate be corrupting one of God's people?
Holiness (Exodus 17-24)
God demands and enables holy living.
What do you need to do to start living a holy life?
How does the fact that the LORD is your God and He is holy impact the way you live?
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Willful Obedience
Everyone who wanted to contribute to the work of the tabernacle could. If one had treasures, they were commanded to contribute to the work, but only if they were willing. Some had skills and talents that could be used in the construction, but God only wanted those who were also willing.
God took raw materials, gold, silver, brass, wool, etc. and they were refined and configured into useful articles comprising the Tent of Meeting. He also took ordinary people and empowered them by His Spirit to do extraordinary work for Him.
God could have created the tabernacle ex nihilo (out of nothing), but instead, He offered the willing to give what they had. To give what had been given to them by God in use for this most important dwelling among God's people.
Treasures and Talents (Exodus 39:32-43)
Obedience to God is an act of the will.
What blessings have you receive through obedience to God?
How are you using your talents for the work of God?
What might you be doing grudgingly rather than willingly as unto God?
What treasures have you been given that need to be given back to God and His work?
Duty and Disposition (Exodus 40:1-33)
Obedience includes not only what, but how something is accomplished.
How important are God's instructions to you and how active are you at discovering them?
What are you doing today to help you remember what God requires of you in the future?
How might you be doing the right thing for God but in the wrong way?
Presence and Preservation (Exodus 40:34-38)
A tabernacle is only a tent without God's presence.
Life's journey without God is futile.
How involved is God in your daily decision making process? And what do you need to do to change that?
What covenant will you be judged under, the old or the new?
How suited are you to be the temple of God through His Holy Spirit? Are you living an obedient life? Are you seeking God's forgiveness for sin? Are you honoring Him with your body?
God took raw materials, gold, silver, brass, wool, etc. and they were refined and configured into useful articles comprising the Tent of Meeting. He also took ordinary people and empowered them by His Spirit to do extraordinary work for Him.
God could have created the tabernacle ex nihilo (out of nothing), but instead, He offered the willing to give what they had. To give what had been given to them by God in use for this most important dwelling among God's people.
Treasures and Talents (Exodus 39:32-43)
Obedience to God is an act of the will.
What blessings have you receive through obedience to God?
How are you using your talents for the work of God?
What might you be doing grudgingly rather than willingly as unto God?
What treasures have you been given that need to be given back to God and His work?
Duty and Disposition (Exodus 40:1-33)
Obedience includes not only what, but how something is accomplished.
How important are God's instructions to you and how active are you at discovering them?
What are you doing today to help you remember what God requires of you in the future?
How might you be doing the right thing for God but in the wrong way?
Presence and Preservation (Exodus 40:34-38)
A tabernacle is only a tent without God's presence.
Life's journey without God is futile.
How involved is God in your daily decision making process? And what do you need to do to change that?
What covenant will you be judged under, the old or the new?
How suited are you to be the temple of God through His Holy Spirit? Are you living an obedient life? Are you seeking God's forgiveness for sin? Are you honoring Him with your body?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Give Me More...
Moses communicated with God face to face, as a man talks with a friend. God knew him by name and Moses found favor in God's eyes. But Moses passion and desire was to know God's ways so he could continue to find favor in God's eyes. The thought of moving ahead of God, even when knowing God's will, terrified him. To Moses, his relationship with God was first priority. Is God your first priority?
Intimacy With God (Exodus 33:7-28)
Time spent with God results in a greater desire to know God.
Continuing to please God requires a continual pursuit of God.
Are you satisfied with your current knowledge of God or do you hunger for more?
What are you doing to increase your knowledge of God? Are you in His word daily? Are you talking with Him regularly? Are you obeying Him consistently?
What areas of your life have you been forging ahead in, without considering God's leading? What are you going to do to rectify the situation?
What distinguishes you from all the other people around you in your daily life?
Exposure to God (Exodus 34:1-28)
True worship only comes in the context of God's revealed truth.
What has God's revelation of His character revealed to you about your character?
How do you respond to God's revealed glory through His word? And what does this response tell you about yourself?
How might your life pursuits be revealing a wrong view of God's all-sufficiency?
What alliances with our world are you currently in that are corrupting your walk with God?
Reflection of God (Exodus 34:29-35)
Meaningful life change always accompanies time spent with God.
What does your life reflect to the world around you? Is it a mirror? Or is it a reflection of Christ and His glory?
Does your time spent with God result in changes in your life? If not, why not?
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