Today’s Tasting: Exodus 30-32: In these chapters we’re told more about God’s instructions to Moses for the priests and people to follow, including observing the Sabbath. God gave Moses two tablets of stone, on which were written God’s covenant with His people. While Moses was on the mountain learning about these things from God, the Israelites grew impatient waiting for his return. They determined that since they didn’t know if he was coming back, they would make their own version of God to worship. They took the gold, which they owned and fashioned a calf and built an altar for it. This made God very angry with them. Moses begged God not to kill them in His anger, but to remember his promises to the Israelites. When Moses came down off the mountain and saw the people dancing around the calf, he became so angry at them that he broke the tablets God had given to him on the mountain.
Today’s Nourishment: It is hard to wait patiently for something, especially something as important as a sign from God of His covenant with you. The Israelites assumed that Moses wasn’t coming back from communicating with God for them. They had made a golden calf to be their representation of God. If they had waited a little longer, Moses would have been back with the tablets that were to serve as the sign of their covenant with God.
How often have you rushed into action, taking matters into your own hands, only to find that things not work out as you had hoped they would? Have you considered that if you had been more patient and waited for God’s timing instead of yours, you might have gotten a better result? This has happened to me many times. I try to make something happen that I want, and it turns out to not be the right timing for me. Although I thought I was ready for it at that point, God knew that I wasn’t. I am trying to learn to take things one step at a time and remember that when I am ready, God will be there to make things work out in the way He intended all along.
In what ways have you submitted to God’s timing lately? Does it seem to get easier for you with time, or do you still struggle with waiting on God?
Tomorrow’s Delight: Exodus 33-35
Kaitlyn Sexton
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I know that God’s timing is best. I still find it hard to wait on His timing. The times that I have waited, it works best for everyone and everything involved. The late Jack Frost said, “When we wait, God acts, and when we act, God waits.” Thank you for reminding me to wait on the Lord and His timing, I know that is best.
I definitely struggle with God’s timing at times. Waiting is hard even though I know it’s the right thing to do and it’s best. It is my prayer for myself daily that I wait on the Lord and his timing.
Yes the waiting is hard and wearisome at times but I’m learning to wait and not act. It’s true Carolyn that when we do it works out best for everybody. It’s not just about us and God has to work all the angles. Thank you Lord how you always prove yourself strong!