Perhaps Discouraging..

In Exodus 19 and 20, Moses preserves the account of how God engulfed Mount Sinai in smoke so the people could not see Him. They were so afraid they begged Moses to deal with Jehovah for them...Yet in 12 Chapters they decide to make a golden calf to worship.

This stuns me. I try to wonder how long Moses could have been up there...I wonder what it would be like to be so constantly aware of the natural revelations of the Almighty's power (the Pillar of Cloud, and Fire, the crossing of the Red Sea, the Water out of the rock) that a mountain engulfed, with God speaking out of it, wouldn't really phase me for that long.

Then I realize I do this all the time. The big, obvious things that God asks of me are so easily forgotten that it boggles the imagination. I can't see the forest for all the trees. I forget to set aside time with the Lord, to purpose to pray, to plan to do good to my family...I end up skating through the day...Please pray for me as I prioritize and schedule these things in my life this week!

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  1. AnonymousMarch 9, 2010 at 4:11 PM

    Always praying for you, my friend. Sobering thoughts. John Piper said something about "making idols of trivialities" that I found convicting because my spontaneous way of living often means I don't plan to know and worship God. Seeking to waste not my life this week...

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  2. EllyMarch 9, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    Ugh, I can identify :o( And not only do I have creation, conscience, and His limitless graces to testify to His goodness and worthiness of worship, but His precious and Holy Word and the Holy Spirit as well. I thank God that my salvation is *not* dependent on my own ability to keep myself in good graces, because I have none to offer - it is all of Him. Thank you for the reminder Rachel!

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