In Search of God's Promises

What is the one thing we do when we feel out of control in a situation? We grasp onto something stable, something we can lean on, something that will hold us up. When the ground is shifting we want something solid to stand on. This is a journey through the Bible in search of God's promises for us today. Let's look together to see how many "boulders" He has in His quarry for us to stand on! "It is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants." Rom. 9:8

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Promise 92 from Exodus 35:21-35

Ex. 35:21-35 - v. 21 - "Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord's contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments." v. 30 - "Then Moses said to the sons of Israel, 'See the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur .... (v.31) and He has filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship... (v.34) He has also put in his heart to teach, both he and Oholiab... (v. 35) He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer ... and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs." - I just love this! God specifically told Moses back in 31:2-3 that He was calling Bezalel by name, He was filling him and others with His Spirit, in wisdom, understanding and knowledge and they'll be given the crafters gifts. When it was time to get down to work "everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him/ her" either did whatever the craft was and presented those things to the Lord and/or gave what they had to contribute (vs. 21,22,26,29). God not only filled Bezalel and Oholiab with His Spirit but filled many people. As Moses was watching all this take place He told them, "See... I told you so ... or rather .... God told us so "and then he recited once again the exact words that God told him to show the people that God did exactly what He said He would do. When we see God fulfill His promises, we should encourage those people who were a part of that promise, by showing them where it was that God gave the promise, show them how He carried it out and the final results. By doing this, their faith will rise as well as those who were on the outside looking in. There is power in testimony, when we see and hear what God is doing, faith rises which causes us to believe in even greater things from Him.

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