June 19 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. Exodus 19:12–13 Not only were the people to wash their clothes, but they were to watch their step. They were to stay away from the mountain, for if they got too close to God’s “pulpit,” they would die. “That doesn’t sound very loving,” you might say. Oh, but any dad who has wrestled with his two-year-old knows that it is. Dad, when you wrestle with your toddler, you want contact with your kids, but you place limits on yourself because otherwise they’d be wiped out. The same is true of God. His beauty, His glory, His splendor, majesty, and holiness would be so powerful that were the children of Israel to get too close to Him, their hearts would simply stop beating from awe. So often we trivialize God. Yes, through the person of Jesus Christ, He is our friend, but His grandeur and glory remain undiminished. Therefore, the fear of the Lord - the fear of doing anything that would grieve Him - should cause us to fall at His feet in speechless humility. This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Pillar By Day" by Pastor Jon. "A Pillar By Day" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Genesis through Deuteronomy. If you would like your own copy of "A Pillar By Day" you may click here to go to the SearchLight Store
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:09:46 +0000
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