Precise
Exodus 26
Ex 26:1-3 “Make the
tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and
scarlet yarn, with cherubim worked into them by a skilled craftsman. 2 All the
curtains are to be the same size — twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits
wide. 3 Join five of the curtains
together, and do the same with the other five.”
FOR some reason we think we can be casual in
our relationship with God. Perhaps we think this way because we’ve heard the
Bible’s teachings, “God is love.” (1 John 4:16) and “Father, forgive them, for
they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) thinking these words are,
in effect, permission from God to live and worship in our own casual
preferences. It seems our thoughts go along such lines as, “Certainly, God
loves me, and he understands why I can’t worship in church this week.
Certainly, God will forgive me if I put my time above time for him.”
But
what we read here and throughout the Bible is that God is very precise in his
requirements. Many will consider reading the details of constructing the
tabernacle a boring exercise, something that can be left to only the scholars
who care. But in truth, God’s instructions are a fascinating read for anyone
who cares to understand our Father, who is in heaven.
We
must understand God is holy. He has standards. He displays his glory in the
precise creation of the universe, and his glory comes forth in the precise law
and even in how to build a place of worship.
Be
glad and rejoice your God is precise. He precisely obeyed his own law to send Jesus
to die because it was the supreme demonstration of the Father’s love, and it is
precisely the only way you can be saved.
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