Day 20

Nov 20: Exodus 24-27
A few posts back, I said that sometimes I try to take control too much of what's going on in my spiritual life and in turn it makes me feel even farther from God. It seems like he might not care what's going on with me. This frustration blinds me and leads me to think nonsensical things such as this. These few chapters showed me how much God does care though. God is speaking to Moses and gives him the most clear cut set of directions on how to build a tabernacle for him that includes the ark of the covenant, a table, a lampstand, an altar of burnt offerings, and a courtyard. He gives measurements, what type of wood to use, what type of overlay to use, what to actually do with all these things and it goes on and on. God's instructions to Moses here are all for things that glorify his name and may seem selfish by God, but God is selfish for us. Shouldn't everything we do, be done to ultimately glorify God anyways? The work we do at our jobs, the fellowship we have with friends, the interactions we have with strangers, we should know that everything we do is to lift up his name and not ours. If we just learn to listen to God, if we hear his precise instructions for our lives, I know we can all make a big impact for his kingdom.