God has created a space that enables His people to encounter Him.

Christians are to order their schedules around God’s completed work. How they live is markedly different than how the world lives. Where we invest our time, resources, and energy are to remind us of God’s story.

God’s glory is so blinding and so impenetrable that without mediation, our sin would forever block us from ever entering into His presence and blind us from ever seeing His appearance.

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Church in Wittenberg. The events that followed were known as “The Reformation”. It became a rediscovery of the Gospel and a jolting reorientation towards it. Reformation is not merely a one-time historical event. The Gospel has been under assault since the beginning. We must always remember “The Promise” and reject “The Lie”

This passage describes how the building of the tabernacle was financed.  Giving came from a willing heart based on means and ability.  Today, giving to and serving in the Local Church is one of the strongest means of remembering Story.

YHWH’s glory is found in the depth of His character. The glory of YHWH is completely found in the person of Jesus.

In the absence of a mediator, our sin would destroy us. Sin demands mediation.

The current of idolatry drifts us to the shores of apostasy. You cannot stop the drift, but you can stay the course (Heb. 6:19). The only rescue from our idolatry is a mediator who brings atonement (v. 30) whereby propitiating or answering the just sentence of God and placates the wrath of God against us (vv. 10, 12).

God desires and designed us to dwell with Him for our joy. God wants to be with you for your joy.

The heart of YHWH is on display as he confirms his covenant with the nation of Israel. The Law reveals who he is, what he’s like, and how his people can live as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation in the land of promised blessing. The inauguration of this Theocracy is not only celebratory, but a shadow pointing to substance.