Exodus 33:4 KJV
And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
• Having heard that God would not go with them
• Having learned that they would be on their own
• Having heard such evil tidings
the people put off their ornaments, yea God commanded them to do so.
There are times in life that being dressed up and decked out is absolutely inappropriate. There are times when the circumstances dictate not only humility of heart but of appearance and demeanor. Learning that we have lost the presence of the Lord would be chief among them.
We live in such a smug time: people have no fear of God; denying the existence of God or what might be worse, denying that, if He does exist, He has any right to authority in their lives. Satan surely looks like he has gained the upper hand. These are days when believers ought to put off our ornaments and pray.
But I have read the end of the book. I know that all of this is in the plan of God and that Satan ends up loser. I will put off my ornaments for now, but I am keeping hold of them because I expect a great day of celebration when Jesus comes again.
And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
• Having heard that God would not go with them
• Having learned that they would be on their own
• Having heard such evil tidings
the people put off their ornaments, yea God commanded them to do so.
There are times in life that being dressed up and decked out is absolutely inappropriate. There are times when the circumstances dictate not only humility of heart but of appearance and demeanor. Learning that we have lost the presence of the Lord would be chief among them.
We live in such a smug time: people have no fear of God; denying the existence of God or what might be worse, denying that, if He does exist, He has any right to authority in their lives. Satan surely looks like he has gained the upper hand. These are days when believers ought to put off our ornaments and pray.
But I have read the end of the book. I know that all of this is in the plan of God and that Satan ends up loser. I will put off my ornaments for now, but I am keeping hold of them because I expect a great day of celebration when Jesus comes again.
No comments:
Post a Comment