Exodus 18-20

I have seen God’s handy work in the realms of nature.  This week we had nearly 12 inches of snow in 24 hours.  No wind, the flakes fell and settled over everything.  It was magnificent.  Then last night the sky cleared and the stars burst forth in their light.  The night was clear and there were planets, stars, and galaxies glowing all over the sky.  It was awesome.   I can’t image what it would be like to stand at the foot of a mountain and watch the effects of God invading the physical world.  When Exodus 20:18 says that the people of Israel “trembled” I can understand that.  I felt safe looking up at the stars because I was confident that they wouldn’t fall down on me.  But to witness a seething, boiling cloud full of thunder and lightning on a near-by mountain I would be filled with concern.  To know that the God of all creation was somehow housed in that storm would make me tremble as well.  I am so thankful that through the blood of Jesus we are no longer separated from God’s presence.  We can approach him because he has made himself available to us.

It took me about 14 minutes to read this passage.

Stuart