Scripture to Read: Exodus 24:3–8
Moses came down to the people of Israel and told them “all the words of the Lord and all the ordinances” (Exodus 24:3). The people of Israel received God’s Word, and, as God’s Word says in Exodus 24:3, “all the people answered with one voice and said, ‘All the words which the Lord has spoken we will do!’” The people of Israel said they were ready to obey. Sometimes, we can get so excited when we hear the Word of God that we can quickly say, “I’m willing to do it all.” We might have the right intent when we say those words but when the tests and trials of this life hit us, we quickly forget what we said we would do. God gives us a warning about this in James 1:22–25. Then, we read in Exodus 24:4 that Moses wrote everything down that God had said to him. The following day, Moses built an altar to honor and worship the Lord. Moses also had young men bring sacrifices for burnt offerings and peace offerings. Moses took the blood from those sacrificed animals and “took half of the blood and put it in basins, and the other half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar” (Exodus 24:6). Once again, Moses read the covenant of the Lord to the people, “and they said, ‘All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!’” Then, “Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people.” The blood was a sign of the covenant God made to them.
Challenge & Application
· There were sacrifices, an altar built, and blood sprinkled to show God’s covenant was sealed by Him. How does Christ’s blood seal God’s covenant with us?
· How do you worship our Lord each day and thank Him for His promises through Christ?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!