Scripture to Read: Exodus 37:1–29
In Exodus 37:1–29, God used Bezalel to build the Ark of the Testimony, the Table of Showbread, the Lampstand, and the Altar of Incense. Each of these articles was made exactly according to God’s specifications that He had initially given to Moses. No detail was left undone. God has always been and will always be a God of specifics and detail. Often, we think of God as giving us just big generalities, but that is not who God is, for He knows how He has designed each of us, and He has a specific work for each of us to do. Just as He called Bezalel to do what he did in Exodus 37, God gives us specifics to do for His Kingdom and glory each day too. But often, we miss what God has for us because of the distractions of this world. God told us in Romans 12:1–2, “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” So, we may ask ourselves questions such as, “How am I presenting my body to my Lord each day?” “How am I honoring my Lord through the talents and gifts He’s given me?” “How am I renewing my mind so that His transformational work is being done?”
Challenge & Application
· Take some time to evaluate yourself through the questions above in the devotion.
· What has God taught you about yourself, and what needs to change?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!