TAKE TIME Reading Assignment: April 15-20, 2013

Introduction: The Hebrews encamp around Mount Sinai for almost a year as God instructs them in the ways of righteousness. These people had never been free. They had always been the slaves of the Egyptians, the people whose land they had been "visiting" for four generations. They had no idea how to govern themselves under the authority of their God. God gave them the plans for a tabernacle that they could erect as a meeting place with the very omnipresent Deity. The tent and its furniture were all symbols that represented some picture of the salvation plan.


Reading Assignment:

• Monday - Exodus chapter 25
• Tuesday - Exodus chapter 26
• Wednesday - Exodus chapter 27
• Thursday - Exodus chapter 28
• Friday - Exodus chapter 29
• Saturday - Exodus chapter 30

Memory Verse

And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.  Exodus 25:22


Prayer Journal (ACTS)

• Adoration - This week take time each day to praise God for His omnipresence! 
• Confession - How often do we take it for granted that we can meet with God at any time and in any place? And yet, He still has a place where He calls us to gather to worship. Confess any lack of worship in your heart or the way you might forget that God is always with you. 
• Thanksgiving - Thank God for His symbols of righteousness! (We'll see many this week that He gave to the Hebrews. He has also given Christians symbols: baptism, communion.)
• Supplication - What are your prayer requests this week? List them for future reference so that you can see how God answers.

Search the Scriptures

Look for references for each of the following:

• Promises that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?
• References that either refer to or infer something about future events.
• What does this passage teach about Jesus?
• Commandments that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?

Putting the Word into Action

Symbols are everywhere! Flags are symbols of nations. Crosses are symbols of churches and Christians. Rings are symbols of marriage.

If you are a young person, make someone a friendship bracelet and give it her as a symbol of your relationship. Then remember to pray for your friend regularly.

If you are an adult, identify a symbol that means something to you and let that symbol remind you to pray for a certain someone every time you see it! (For instance, I have gifts given to me from missionaries. These cultural tokens remind me to pray for my missionary friends by name every time I pass the shelf where these items sit.)