The Golden Calf & the Glorious Child
Exodus 32 & Luke 2

HOW DOES GOD INTERACT WITH HIS PEOPLE?

In Exodus 32
- God interacts FROM A DISTANCE.
- Everything is done through MOSES.
- God comes IN JUDGMENT
- People DIE.

HOW DOES GOD INTERACT WITH HIS PEOPLE?

In Exodus 32
- God interacts FROM A DISTANCE.
- Everything is done through MOSES.
- God comes IN JUDGMENT
- People DIE.

In Luke 2
-God is coming NEAR.
-God approaches EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
-God comes with BLESSING & FAVOR for all people.
-God comes bringing LIFE.

The BARRIER between God & man is being REMOVED.

JUDGMENT has been replaced with FAVOR.

EXCLUSION has been exchanged for WELCOME.

How are you APPROACHING CHRISTMAS this year?

NEXT STEPS:

- Take time to ponder God's favor toward me. What are some of the ways my relationship with God is different now than it would have been back in ancient Israel?

- Plan time this Christmas to come and adore my Savior with others as well as on my own.

- Find a Christmas devotional to help direct my focus this Christmas.