Digging in Deeper: Exodus 3:5-6

“‘Do not come any closer,’ he said. ‘Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.’ Then he continued, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.” (CSB – Read the chapter)

Do you have some people with whom you can just be yourself? You can let your hair down, relax, and drop all the walls or masks you keep up when you’re around people you don’t know as well. All of us need someone like this…maybe a few of them. It would be nice to think that the person who knows us best in the world is someone like this. And, in Jesus, we do have a friend like this in God. At the same time, though, we can’t forget who God is. Moses was reminded of this here. Let’s talk about his experience and what it might mean for us.

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Digging in Deeper: Proverbs 22:1

“A good name is to  be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.”  (ESV)

One of the memories from my childhood that will always stick with me is a picture that hung in the hallway of the house where I grew up.  It had a picture of my dad’s dad (whom I never met), a picture of my dad, and a picture of me.  Next to the pictures, in its own space, was a poem.  I never knew who wrote it, and some digging on the internet has revealed more than one version attributed to more than one author.  The version that hung on the wall goes like this:  Read the rest…