You have seen what I
did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to
Myself. Exodus 19:4
God did not deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt so that
they could enjoy the Promised Land. He freed them from their so they could come
to know and worship Him. Three months after they left Egypt, God reminded His
people why He had delivered them “on eagles’ wings.” It was to bring the people
to Himself. That is, God saved them so that they could enjoy
intimate fellowship with Him. The Israelites had been slaves with no freedom to
worship God. Now, with their own land, they could come to know and serve God
freely. God’s call was not to destroy the idolatrous nations in Canaan, not to
settle the lands they conquered, and not to establish a new nation, although
all of these would be accomplished. Rather, God called them primarily to be a
people who loved and worshiped Him. Through God’s act of deliverance they came
to know Him as an almighty and compassionate God, and they were now free to
respond to Him.
We are so activity oriented that we assume we were saved for a
task we are to perform rather than for a relationship to enjoy. God uses our
activities and circumstances to bring us to Himself. When He gives us a
God-sized assignment, its sheer impossibility brings us back to Him for His
enabling. When God allows us to go through crises, it brings us closer to Him.
If we are not careful, we can inadvertently bypass the
relationship in order to get on with the activity. When you are busy in your
activity for God, remember that God leads you to the experiences in order to
bring you to Himself.
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