Monday 27 Dec 2021

December 27: Exodus 33:7-11

Key Verse: Exodus 33:10
Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshipped, each at the entrance to their tent.

Devotion:
As I was reading through this verse I kept thinking of what it was like for the people of Israel knowing it was God who was in the cloud they could see! Then I started thinking about the other words in these verse – what were the people doing? As they saw Moses go to the tent outside of the camp, they all stood at the entrances of their own tents, watching Moses. When the pillar of cloud descended to the tent Moses was in, the people would worship God and praise Him!

Moses was the key which unlocked a readiness to worship – people waited expectantly at their tent doors. Then the worship flowed freely when they saw God communing with Moses. Then I got thinking – what sort of example am I? Do I sneak out and go to church in secret, or do I allow people to see me openly walking to church? Does the church I go to ring out with worship and praise to encourage others to worship and praise too?

We do need to set and example for others! Maybe there is someone close by who is struggling – seeing you go out to church with a skip in your step and knowing you are going to worship God openly is a great thing. Seeing you come home from church with a big smile on your face and a renewed skip is going to do more as well!

We need to allow people to know God is with us. We need to show people we do commune with God all the time. We need to encourage others to come along and join in. This is not some sort of exclusive club we go to! Praise God openly and allow people to see you enjoying your life with Christ as often as you can!

Points to Ponder:
Do you show people you have an active relationship with Christ?

Or do you act like every other person?