Bible Verse of The Day – 1-18-23

Exodus 28:5-6 (NKJV) 5 “They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, 6 and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked.

Over the years, I have gone through the Bible in its entirety many times. And no matter how many times I have done this, there are specific sections of some books that aren’t easy to read; they don’t hold my attention due to the subject matter being discussed.

But as I was making my way through Leviticus recently, which is one of those books with lots of things that haven’t held my attention in the past, I noticed something that changed my thinking.

If you look at the verse above, you will notice that there are many details being given to Moses regarding the clothing that was to be made for the priests to wear.

These verses are specific to the ephod, a sacred garment to be worn by the priests.

Verses 5-6, above, are just a small piece of the detailed instructions that God gave Moses regarding this one item. His instructions actually continued through verse 14.

So, what does this mean to us? After all, we don’t wear an ephod. And why did verses like this one change my thinking?

What caught my attention is the fact that God pays attention to even the littlest of details.

He is not random when He does something. It all matters.

Now, we may not always understand why He does something the way he does, or why He requires us to do something a certain way. But He has His reasons.

This should comfort us, knowing that God doesn’t operate randomly, but with a purpose in all He does.

His detailed nature can be seen in His creation.

Planets rotate on a specific axis. Orbits are specific in their timing. Distances between planets are for a purpose. Seasons last a specific amount of time, etc.

We may not know or understand all those purposes, but that doesn’t make them any less important.

So, if you’ve ever felt like nothing matters, that everything is just random and without purpose, let this be a reminder that God has a purpose for everything.

And in that purpose, there is stability and goodness.

He is faithful in everything. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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