4 The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see.”
So shortly after this sentence the author shares paragraph after paragraph of detailed measurements. I must admit after the first one I was not paying attention to everything that was being revealed. By the end I was skimming not picking up any specific detail just generalities of descriptions like now we are onto the north then south gate, etc.
So I'm sure this is not the message of this chapter but it occurs to me that God has given us his Word in the bible. I should be paying attention to everything he shows me in his Word. I should then be sharing what he has revealed to me with all those I know and interact with in my life.
My thoughts took a twist I didn't expect after skimming this chapter. I need to avoid skimming, dig deep, understand the details then share them.
knut
Man, I did the same thing! hahah....too funny.
ReplyDeleteWhat could this possibly have to do with my life in 2015?........right?
Interesting. I was at mom and dad's church on Sunday morning, and their pastor was talking about the specific instructions for the building of the "tent" tabernacle, for the Israelites while they were wandering in the desert. He said, "all those measurements and specific instructions seem boring, but point directly at the coming of Jesus." I thought, "what?"......they do?
I'm with you. When its not laid out for me......I probably won't see it or won't get it.
Maybe on our second time through, we need to get some sort of supplemental guide to help us dig below the surface.
tp