The Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, July 9, 2022
The Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, July 9, 2022
Saturday, July 9, 2022
TOPIC: CONSECRATION: AN ASSURANCE OF GOD'S PRESENCE
TEXT: Exodus 19: 9-25
9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. 10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. 14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 20 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. 22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them. 23 And Moses said unto the LORD, the people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. 24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them. 25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
The Daily Fountain Devotional Saturday, July 9, 2022
INTRODUCTION TEXT
Today's passage reveals what we need to do to enjoy God's presence every day. God's people were divinely instructed to be sanctified, with their clothes washed at least two days before the appearance of God to them (v.10). They were asked to set boundaries in relation to where they could go and what they could touch (w. 12 & 13). People were thus sanctified and washed (w. 14,15). This sanctification did not exempt the priests (v.22). Thereafter, God's presence was made manifest (vv. 16-20). From the call of Moses in Exodus 3:1-6, God had emphasized consecration which had no alternatives. Both the leadership and followership in the Church are enjoined to be consecrated for divine service. We are called to be holy.
A lot has happened to the present-day Church as everyone wants to be involved in God's work in one way or the other and painfully, without consecration. Holiness, despite its scarcity on our pulpits today, remains the major prerequisite for enjoying the presence of God (2Chronicles 5:11- 14). It is still the basis for continuous victory spiritually and physically (Joshua 7:lff;Isa. 52:11; Matt. 5:48 & 1Pet. 1:15,16). Consecrate yourself unto the Lord and you can never regret it!
Prayer: Dear Lord, I consecrate my life to You today, help me to remain holy unto You all the days of my life. Amen.