You Are His

Exodus 29:44-46 “So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. 45 Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. 46 They will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.”
 
THERE’S a universe of competition for our devotion and love. God knew his chosen people would be tempted daily to follow other gods, to ignore his law, and to live life as they desired. Amid the competition, God stood for himself. He elevated his presence before his people, so “They will know I am the LORD their God.” Yes, in his precise salvation plan for all the world, God formed this people, the Hebrews, to be his people.
     Then know God does not only speak; he acted into their lives to personally connect with them. One way he did so was through priests. He formed this role to send men to represent his love and his law to Israel. All the priests’ activities would to remind God’s people of God’s love to form them, call them and bless them as their God. Their sacrifices, rituals and feasts were God’s methods to keep alive the memory of their LORD’s miraculous work that brought them out of Egyptian slavery.  
     Then centuries later Jesus, the Son of God, even more personally demonstrated God’s law and love to the Jews and then to the world. Jesus is the evidence of God’s almighty power to overcome all distractions. Today the Holy Spirit continues to be God’s presence to remind us that Jesus’ loving sacrifice and resurrection power freed us from sin’s bondage. In the Spirit’s power and knowledge, we read the Bible to know the truth and to keep God’s Word alive in our hearts and our minds. The Spirit turns our hearts to believe in the Son of God that we are truly God’s own.
     The Spirit of God dwells within us, so we know the LORD is our God, and the church is his people. Remember his work to save and call you. Rejoice in your salvation.
    
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