It's said that the devil is in the details, but in reality God is. God is meticulous about details.
Beginning in Exodus 25 we read the details of the tabernacle that God instructed to be built. He begins by appealing to the people of Israel for contributions for His tabernacle:
"Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution." (Exodus 25:2)
The variety of contributions - from precious metals to cloth and animal skins - is for a clear purpose:
"Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them." (Exodus 25:8)
So far, so good. But then we read all the detailed specifications that God has for His dwelling place and we begin to wonder: does it really matter if acacia wood poles are removed from gold rings? Does it matter if lamp stands are made of gold rather than silver? Apparently it does.
As I read God's specified details I thought, "that's exactly like God to be concerned about the details. Just look at the detailed intricacies of all His creation." He is truly aware and concerned about all the details.
If it were another person who was this concerned about details I would be concerned (we have clinical diagnosis for such conditions). But the Creator of everything is concerned about the details for far different reasons - because of His all-encompassing compassion. In fact, the all-seeing, all knowing God cannot be anything different than this because this is his very nature. He IS a God of details.
The lesson I walk away with from the detailed description of the tabernacle is that God's dwelling place is in the details of our lives. All the seemingly small and incidental pieces of our lives contribute to the big picture of God's sanctuary. His presence is found in the most mundane and obscure details.
Through the little bits and pieces of our lives we construction a sanctuary for the Lord. He truly reigns supreme when we allow Him to order the details.
May your life today be perfectly ordered by the God of all details.
Steve
Beginning in Exodus 25 we read the details of the tabernacle that God instructed to be built. He begins by appealing to the people of Israel for contributions for His tabernacle:
"Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution." (Exodus 25:2)
The variety of contributions - from precious metals to cloth and animal skins - is for a clear purpose:
"Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them." (Exodus 25:8)
So far, so good. But then we read all the detailed specifications that God has for His dwelling place and we begin to wonder: does it really matter if acacia wood poles are removed from gold rings? Does it matter if lamp stands are made of gold rather than silver? Apparently it does.
As I read God's specified details I thought, "that's exactly like God to be concerned about the details. Just look at the detailed intricacies of all His creation." He is truly aware and concerned about all the details.
If it were another person who was this concerned about details I would be concerned (we have clinical diagnosis for such conditions). But the Creator of everything is concerned about the details for far different reasons - because of His all-encompassing compassion. In fact, the all-seeing, all knowing God cannot be anything different than this because this is his very nature. He IS a God of details.
The lesson I walk away with from the detailed description of the tabernacle is that God's dwelling place is in the details of our lives. All the seemingly small and incidental pieces of our lives contribute to the big picture of God's sanctuary. His presence is found in the most mundane and obscure details.
Through the little bits and pieces of our lives we construction a sanctuary for the Lord. He truly reigns supreme when we allow Him to order the details.
May your life today be perfectly ordered by the God of all details.
Steve
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