Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Exodus 33-34

Highlight Verse:

“And I will send an angel before you to drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭33‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Even after the Israelites worshipped a golden calf, God still was willing to make a way for them.

He was ready to deliver the promised land to them on a platter. All they had to do was go there and trust Him to hand it to them.

He took a step back from them and gave them Moses and Aaron to be a go between since; to put it in overly simple terms, they drove Him nuts.

Of course, they didn’t literally drive Him crazy as that is impossible.

But it was becoming abundantly clear that their propensity to sin was not compatible with His holy nature.

He dearly loved them, so much so that He put priests in place so He could maintain a relationship with them and started arranging the path for the Messiah to come establish a face-to-face relationship between God and man.

Of course, we’re going to learn later how they didn’t trust God for safety as they entered the promised land (almost).

But let’s be honest; how often do we trust Him that deeply?

If God loved this rebellious people so much, how much does He love those who have a direct relationship with Him through trusting in the sacrifice of Jesus.

Considering He gave up His Son for us, I’d say that love has no bounds.

In what ways are you trusting that God has everything under control?
What tends to get in the way of that faith for you?