Email from Abiding Place Daily Bread – February 21, 2025 (The Sixth Day – Genesis 1:24-31) Exodus 3:5 – And He said, “Do not come any closer: take off your shoes from off your feet, for the place whereon you stand is holy ground.” Ascension to Holiness: The Promise of the Encounter The trials Moses would have to go through were great, but he was given a promise. If he obeyed, he would be allowed to return and encounter the beauty of God’s holiness once again (Exodus 3:12). He would be allowed to come and worship before the One Who is the Author of Life. However, he would first have to face the setbacks of the hardness of Pharaoh’s heart. He would have to endure the persecution of God’s people who would be commanded to make bricks without straw. He would learn obedience to God as men on both sides would reject him for the message he carried. Yet, through it all, he would discover how God was more powerful and mighty than he could have ever imagined. He would watch as God did things through him – things that were unthinkable. As he stood between a sea that could not be crossed and an army that could not be defeated, God more fully revealed exactly Who He was. He would find shelter in the Presence of God again and again as those who he led refused to trust in the One Who is the Lord of Hosts. It was certainly hard for the people of Israel to even begin to imagine the God Moses had encountered, but even in the face of their unbelief, they would be allowed to see the fire of His Presence and hear the sound of His voice. Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 2/21/2025
