November 18– Exodus 34:10-17
November 18– Exodus 34:10-17
10 And he
said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will
do marvels, such as have not been created in all the earth or in any nation.
And all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the Lord, for it is an awesome thing
that I will do with you.
11 “Observe
what I command you this day. Behold, I will drive out before you the
Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the
Jebusites. 12 Take care, lest you make a covenant
with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare
in your midst. 13 You shall tear down their
altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim 14 (for you
shall worship no other god, for the Lord,
whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), 15 lest
you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they whore
after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and you are invited, you eat
of his sacrifice, 16 and you take of their
daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and
make your sons whore after their gods.
17 “You
shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.
God knows the heart of His
chosen people. He insists that Moses and the people drive out the inhabitants
of Canaan. This is for the protection of the Israelites. God does not want His
children to be immersed in the culture of these people. He does not want His
children to worship idols and sacrifice to the false gods.
He desires the same things
of us. Are you mindful of what you read and see and hear?
Do you try sincerely to
honor God in all of your actions?
I know I cannot honestly
say that all I see, hear and do honors God. I know I need to be watchful of all
that enters my home whether it be physical or electronically.
Pray today that God will
be honored by all you see, hear and do.
Heavenly Father, I can’t
imagine the changes You have seen take place in the world, yet people really
haven’t changed. We see things that are
shiny and new, and it takes our attention away from You. What a stiff-necked people we still are, and
will always be, I expect, until we are made perfect in Your sight. Oh, Jesus, come Jesus, come. Some days I can’t wait for Jesus to come get
us, then I look around at so many I care about that don’t yet know You, and I
know there is more work to do. Father,
give me the ability an the energy to go about Your work and not be distracted
by the things of this world, but keep my eyes on You and what is to come. Help me look at things from an eternal
perspective and not a human, worldly perspective. Help me love You more each day, which means
loving Your people more each day and loving the lost more each day.
Thank You for loving a
sinner like me.
I Jesus’ name.
Amen!
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