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“GOD HAS COME TO TEST YOU, THAT …”          Feb 10

Almost 2 months elapsed after the people of Israel escaped from Egypt and now “they came into the wilderness of Sinai” [Exod.19 v.2] and encamped “before themountain” [v.2]  - not any mountain!   Most dramatic events followed!  We should take special notice of what Moses is told by the LORD to tell the people.

“You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagle’s wings and brought you to myself.  Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples … you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”  [v.4-6] Note that powerful little word IF.

The reaction of the people was very good – to begin with.  We read “All the people answered together and said, ‘All that the LORD has spoken we will do.’” [v.8] The mountain before them is the holy mountain, the presence of the Lord is there.  “There were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast so that all the people in the camp trembled” [v.16] The mountain “was wrapped in smoke because the LORD descended on it in fire” [v.18]

What an utterly awesome experience!  “The people were afraid and trembled … Moses said … do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear (awe) of him may be before you, that you may not sin.” [20 v.20]

Today we cannot come to the mountain of God, but we can come to His word and meditate upon the many wonders it reveals and the intimacy of its personal message, as in the Psalms..  But we have to do some searching, like those who search for gold.  The discovery of that “gold” is seen in the affect the reading of God’s word starts to have so that human sinful attitudes will attract us less and less.  This was the effect that the close encounter with God should have had on the Israelites, to forget Egypt, but the affect soon faded with most of them.

The ultimate destiny of the people was to become a “kingdom of priests” to the rest of the world, with the Levites the initial role models. As we read on we will see the wide ranging duties of a priest.  This could surprise us, for their role included being administrators, doctors, policemen and the like. The final book of the Bible reveals that true followers of Jesus, the ones that God accepts, will one day become a Kingdom of Priests?  The book of Revelation starts by telling believers that Christ has “made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father…” [1 v.6].  With that prospect let us make sure we sense God’s testing in our lives – and prepare for a final testing as this world is awed by events such as it has never experienced before – may our faith endure to the end.(see Matt 10 v.22) .

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THE PRAYERS OF DAVID       Feb 9

The Psalms are divided into 5 books, and today we complete the second, today’s Psalm (72) ending with the words, “the prayers of David, the son of Jesse are ended.”   There are more Psalms attributed to David later on.  The Psalms (the Hymn Book of Israel) are not compiled in the order they were written and at the head of today’s Psalm it says “of (or for) Solomon”

It is probable that David wrote this near the end of his life, probably his last Psalm, as Solomon was ascending the throne.  But David, under inspiration, very quickly extends his vision to that of his greater son’s reign, that of Jesus.  This Psalm is an incredible picture of the Kingdom of God on earth when Jesus reigns.  As we read it we cannot help but contrast it with the kingdoms of men as they are now! As man grows more godless the contrast is becoming more extreme.

Whenever we listen to the news., it is largely an account of trouble and strife – and also moves to pass more  laws that contravene God’s laws allowing for behaviour that God has decreed to be evil. In contrast David’s prayer for his son is – “May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice” (v.2)

May our prayers to God be, in taking words from this Psalm  “… may he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy…  in his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound … may he have dominion from sea to sea … to the ends of the earth … may all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him.  May his name endure forever … all nations call him blessed … may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen” [v.2,4,7,8,17,19]

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“WHO THEN IS THIS?”  Feb 8

We all have probably had the experience of suddenly seeing another side of friend’s character that we did not know existed.   We then wonder who they really are!  Hopefully these are good things we see, but sadly, that is not always the case.

Now consider the experience of the disciples of Jesus, our heading is the question they asked themselves at a time when they had been “filled with great fear” and as a result had said, “Who then is this, that even wind and see obey him?” [Mark 4 v.41]

We have already read in Mark of Jesus doing many marvellous healings; a paralysed man, a leper, a man with a withered hand, &c, so that “his fame spread everywhere” [1 v.28]: yet when he stills the storm and “the wind ceased and there was a great calm” [4 v.39] they then asked each other “Who then is this?”

Most of them were fishermen and this miracle occurred in an environment with which they were very familiar.  Surely they had learnt when there was a risk of violent weather and would not venture out in their boats.  Matthew, Mark and Luke all record this dramatic event, it was etched in their memory.  It is described as “a great windstorm” and the “waves were breaking into the boat.”  As Jesus dramatically stills the storm, he asks, “Have you still no faith?” [v.40]

Compare this with what we read today in Exodus 16, there is a challenging parallel!  The nation of Israel had witnessed miracles, the plagues, walking through the sea on dry land and the destruction of the Egyptians armies at the hands of their all-powerful God – the one whose name/reputation was being established by these events.  As they “grumbled against Moses” because of the lack of food [v.2] Moses could have said, “Have you still no faith?”

We have commented several times that in this 21st Century we are travelled through a sinful Godless wilderness.  Storms of God’s judgements are starting to break out on this world; they are going to get worse.  We all need to get to more fully know our Lord and Master and an even fuller prayer life, couple with our daily reading of God’s word – leading to such a measure of faith that makes us certain Jesus is in control whatever may come on this earth and into our lives.  Meditate on James 1 v.5-8

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