Tuesday June 04th, 2024
« Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze »
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.
3And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;
5 ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;
6 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;
7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.
8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
9 According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.
God invested two major attributes in man, namely: creating him in His image and making him lord over the universe.
God thus prepared man to occupy the position of a junior partner with Him, giving him the authority to name all creatures, as seen in Genesis 2:19 NKJV
« Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name »
The Scripture above shows clearly that God had, from the beginning of time, charged man with the responsibility of overseeing His creation.
I pray that from now, you will live according to God’s expectations of you, in Jesus’ name.
In today’s Bible reading, the Lord commanded Moses to take offerings from the children of Israel for the building of the Tabernacle.
God is still making demands on us- His children by faith, for His projects.
It is let to us to respond according to the ability God gives to us.
One other truth we must learn from the story of the children of Israel is that everything God demanded from them had already been provide for, by God Himself.
When the children of Israel were leaving Egypt, they got so much treasure from the Egyptians that the Bible says the Israelites spoiled them. Exodus 12:35-36NLT says
« And the people of Israel did as Moses had instructed; they asked the Egyptians for clothing and articles of silver and gold. The Lord caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the Israelites, and they gave the Israelites whatever they asked for. So they stripped the Egyptians of their wealth! »
Whatever blessing we have is primarily for Kingdom projects- including our intellectual, physical, and spiritual capabilities.
The Lord endowed Queen Esther with such irresistible beauty and wisdom that she was the choice of the King and later became the mouthpiece of her people- the Jews, for deliverance from the hatred of Haman.
Find out the areas in which God’s projects need your urgent attention; go ahead and meet those needs.
God bless you as you do so, in Jesus’ name.
Prayer point – Father, please help me to use everything you have given me to serve You diligently now and always, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie J
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