7 Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8 He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
Today I'm struck with the casual-ness of how Moses is writing about the building of these elements. If today, I told someone I made this incredible, gold sculpted box that could be carried with poles.....people would be amazed! They would say, "how do you know how to do that?" But, think about what it must have taken to build this stuff in that day! They were still wandering in the desert at this point. No Dewalt cordless tools. It would have all been done by hand with no technology assist. Its incredible to think about. Bezalel must have been quite a craftsman. He definitely was using his skillz and talents for the God he worshiped.......and there it is. See if you talk long enough, you can find the nugget for the day.
My challenge is to make sure my skills and talents are being applied to God's mission. Before all other missions...and there are many in my life. There is my own mission, there's the GM mission, there's the family mission, there's the friend mission. It's up to me as to which one gets my priority and strength.
whoa! I went a little long today. Sorry!
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whoa--I'm glad you went long and found this nugget. I truly was drawing a blank as I read this wondering why would God bother to tell me all this I don't see a message. then I read what you wrote, its one of the reasons I'm thankful we are on this journey together so I can get perspective and insight when its not coming via my own brain!
ReplyDeleteI'll work on catching up. Its been a crazy few weeks at work an throw in some travel for volleyball and boom you buried me! Thankful for you!
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