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My Daily Blessing from My Daily
Bible Reading
with meditations
by my mother, Poetess Gertrude Sanborn
February
2
Exodus 40:13 -- Leviticus 4:9
THE
TABERNACLE WAS COMPLETED
Exodus 40:3
"And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle
and the altar. . .So Moses finished the work."
Try to
visualize the wonder of the day--the day that Moses’
Tabernacle was completed! All the hangings
were in place that surrounded the area. Within that
compound was placed every piece of furniture according
to God’s specifications. All was ready for worship: the
BRONZE ALTAR for sacrifices, the LAVER for washing, the
LAMP for illumination, the ALTAR OF INCENSE for prayer,
the HOLY VEIL for separating the HOLY PLACE from the
HOLY OF HOLIES, and the ARK OF THE COVENANT covered by
the MERCY SEAT for communion, forgiveness, and
acceptance by God. What an exciting and humble day!
Think of all the work that the
wilderness-wandering people did to bring that tabernacle
to completeness. Remember all the hours of building,
sewing, painting, and working with fine metals. The
skill and patience worked together in it all!
Have you ever been to a church
building dedication? Recall with me, the financial
and personal sacrifice that went into that project!
Think about it! Such a glorious day! The actual
completion of the building and seeing the beautiful
sanctuary come to pass was overwhelming. Remember? So,
too, we can put ourselves back in the book of Exodus. We
can feel the excitement and euphoria of the Israelites
on that day. As they viewed the beauty of their work and
saw it all in place, they knew that Moses had finished
the work! It was then and only then that "THE
CLOUD covered the tent of the congregation, and the
glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle." (ysw)
" MY
STRENGTH" "BLESSED BE THE
LORD MY STRENGTH"
(Psalm 144:1)
Many days I
begin with no human energy for the hard tasks ahead. What shall I
do? I must go on and on! At the end of
the day, I look back and I see that He has
performed that which concerneth me. He has been
My Strength and My Song. He not only
strengthened me, but He is personally my energy and
strength. (GGS)
And
Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he
said, Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will certainly
return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo,
Sarah thy wife shall have a son. (Genesis 18:10)
Under God's Care,
Yvonne S. Waite
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