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So We’re All Clear

At first reading, Exodus 19 appears to be all thunder, lightning and death. Hang in there with me. There is some gloriously good news here. In the first few verses, God calls His people ‘the house of Jacob’, viewed by Israel as the least stable of the patriarchs. They have a long way to go to become more like their venerated forefathers, Abraham or Jacob. Yet God has big plans for His people. He declares they are His treasure who will then become priests. Priests are a big deal. As priests, they would represent God to the nations, from slave to heavenly envoy. 

In the middle verses, God knows His people’s propensity to allow their feelings to bring chaos and disorder to our relationships. God sets safety barriers in place to protect us from ourselves – physically and emotionally – lest our egos and impetuousness overtake us and spoil things between us and Him. 

In a world where truth has never been more subjective, Exodus 19 reminds us that God’s voice is the only one we can always rely on. His voice is unchanging. There are predictable ramifications to His words, and those same words keep us connected with Him. 

Now with our senses still reeling with all that thunder and lightning, notice verse 20. The LORD came down and called Moses up to the top of the mountain. We are loved by a God who comes down to us again today and invites us up to meet with Him. What love it is that sees the creator of all things, come to us (one of those things) and lift us up to meet with him. 

Written by DWAYNE JEFFRIES