Monday, February 13, 2017

Mon.’s Devo - God’s Beautiful Tabernacle

Read: Exodus 35:10-36:38; Matthew 27:32-66; Psalm 34:1-10; Proverbs 9:7-8
God loves beauty and the arts. Jesus was a master carpenter who crafted wood into usable objects. In the Bible, God refers people to trees many times. Jesus takes us as raw wood and crafts us into usable vessels for his use. God created all the beauty in the earth and he put his creativity in us to bless the world. It all reminds us of God’s glory and magnificence.
In Mathew, Jesus is led to the cross and it is dark for three hours. If you want to know what happens during that three hours you can read Psalm 18 and 2 Samuel 22. In these verses you will read how God wrapped himself in darkness and came down to earth. He ministered to Jesus as he hung on the cross. When the light came back no, Jesus gave them a verse to let them know what was being revealed at that moment. They named the Psalms by the first line of the Psalm. Jesus said, “My God, my God why have you forsaken me.” referring them to Psalm 22. In that Psalm it gives us the picture of Jesus on the cross. God NEVER forsook Jesus on the cross. God CAN look at sin which he does everyday. God NEVER turned away from his son. God is omnipotent and omnipresent. He can never not be in any place. It is not his nature to ever leave his own and especially his own son.
When Jesus died, the veil between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies was rent, inviting us into God’s presence.
Lord, thank you that you never leave us and when we look to you our faces will never be covered with shame.

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