September 18 – Exodus 16:22-30
September 18 – Exodus 16:22-30
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22 On the
sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the
leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, 23 he
said to them, “This is what the Lord has
commanded: ‘Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake what you will bake and boil
what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the
morning.’” 24 So they laid it aside till the
morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no
worms in it. 25 Moses said, “Eat it today,
for today is a Sabbath to the Lord;
today you will not find it in the field. 26 Six
days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there
will be none.”
27 On the
seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. 28 And
the Lord said to
Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my
laws? 29 See! The Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth
day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no
one go out of his place on the seventh day.” 30 So
the people rested on the seventh day.
God has blessed us with a
day of rest just as He blessed the Israelites. They did not have a day of rest
as they labored in Egypt. God explained what His expectations were. We, too,
have a day of rest. As we live in such a rushed, demanding society, do we
always observe this day of rest? I know that when I was a mom and a wife and a
teacher, days of rest were few and far between. Forgive me, Father. I was not
being obedient. He made this day of rest to revive us, to renew us, to show His
love for us, the very least we can do is to show our love for Him by resting
and allowing Him to renew us with His words, His words. May you find a day of rest and reflection in
your life. If not, ask God to help you find a way to be obedient and honor His
commandments so that you, too, may observe a day of rest.
Heavenly Father, What a
gift You gave the Israelites. Evidence
of Your love and of how serious that day of rest was to You. I know later Jesus reminds His followers that
the day of rest was made for us, not us for the day of rest. Some were getting so legalistic about what
could be done and couldn’t be done on the Sabbath that it was certainly not a
day of rest in You as all they could do was try to remember what the rules were
so they could follow them. That certainly
doesn’t sound restful. I’m so glad You
sent Jesus to not only remind us of what is important, but to save us from
those many times we mess up. I can’t
imagine the score card of mess-ups I have going, but so glad the enemy is the
only one keeping up with that because Jesus’ blood covers me and my
mess-ups. Thank You so much for that
gift of eternity with You, Father. I can’t
imagine being away from You for a second, much less eternity. I feel so blessed to be so loved. Love the world doesn’t understand or
appreciate. I guess it makes sense that
You can’t appreciate something You have never experienced. Thank You, Father, for loving me so much You
send Your Son to die for me. I am
honored, humbled and grateful.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
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