Bible Reading: Exodus 25:10-22; Hebrews 13:5
Key Verse: Verse 10 – “And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the l ength thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth t hereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.”
The Ark of the Covenant
was a chest
made of acacia wood, about four feet long, two and a half feet wide, and two
and a half feet high. It was overlaid with gold inside and out (Exodus 25:11)
and a ring of gold at each corner or foot through which poles were passed to
carry it. The lid of the ark the
kappo,,reth or “mercy seat” (Exodus 25:17), was made of pure gold. At each end of the mercy seat was a cherubim
made of hammered gold.
It symbolizes the presence of God, Who promised
never to leave us nor forsake us.
Most of us
have experienced our children's dependence on us to face their fears when they
have nightmares or when it's thundering and lightning during a storm. They'll
wake up, scream, and jump out of their bed. They will walk through the valley
of their bedroom, down the valley of the hall, to the valley of your room. They jump in your bed, because what they need
is somebody to be with them.
Your hugging them doesn't stop the rain, the
thunder, or the lightning, but it changes how they face it. They'll fall asleep in your arms. The fear that they have alone, they no longer
have, because Mama or Daddy holds them.
You help them face their fears in the midst of their struggles. This is exactly what the heavenly Father does
for us when we face our own fears and insecurities.
We have to face them, but we do so knowing that we are in the presence of God.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Remember, as a born-again believer we are never alone.
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