The Ark of the Covenant was a different kind of religious symbol than the Israelites were used to. It was not a statue meant to represent the physical manifestation of a god (was not a golden calf). It was not a container for God (God wasn’t kept in it – not like a genie in a lamp)
It was a place where God and man could meet. Both literally, as God would hover over the Ark when the priests approached it, and figuratively through the law that was kept inside.
“When suffering while in exile, as exiles, because we are exiles, we point others to the Father”
“A Good Samaritan isn’t a term Jesus coined to describe hero’s, it’s a term He coined to describe Christians!”
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
“Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers dwell in unity!”
Acts 2:1-4 “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, 7 and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself.
Let’s come together this Friday evening to worship our Lord and Savior in recognition of His sacrifice on the Cross. We will spend time in worship and walk through a guided prayer and communion meditation.
What “storm” can you identify in your life right now?
How can the story in Mark 4 help you in the storm?
In what ways is Jesus calling you to trust in Him more today?
