{"id":4231,"date":"2022-09-08T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nazareneblogs.org\/pastorscott\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2022-09-08T20:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T01:00:52","slug":"devotional-on-exodus-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/devotional-on-exodus-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Devotional on Exodus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-A6msaTYf-Wg\/XRrI2WA4lJI\/AAAAAAAA8r8\/iqZIU55Dx-w7vMt24W3-oLXcx8-udUlBACKgBGAs\/s1600\/flowers-006.JPG\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1195\" class=\"size-large\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">2014 &#8211; In and around the Skagit Valley of Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe power of enthusiasm<br \/>\nExodus 35: Then they came back, every one whose heart was roused, whose spirit was freely responsive, bringing offerings to God for building the Tent of Meeting.<br \/>\nGod gave Moses the plans for the Tabernacle and now Moses has passed them on to the people.  A one-of-a-kind of worship center will be constructed.  It will be portable but in spite of its portability it will be an elaborate structure, a place reflective of the God they worship.  When Moses tells them what God requires it sparks excitement throughout the congregation.  Now, without any pressure, the people freely give so that the Tent of Meeting can be constructed according to God\u2019s plans.  As I look at the people coming with their gifts, my attention is drawn to those \u201croused hearts.\u201d  Enthusiasm is a powerful emotion.  As it does for them, it stirs me to action and makes me willing to make sacrifices.  I want to have a \u201cheart that is roused\u201d when it comes to my relationship with God and his Church. There are many things that demand my attention and my support.  Those things may or may not be worthy.  However, doing God\u2019s work is always worth the effort.  Stir my heart, O God, that I might be \u201croused\u201d to enthusiastic, sacrificial service of you.<br \/>\nTake Away: I serve the Lord, not because I must, but because I may.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power of enthusiasm Exodus 35: Then they came back, every one whose heart was roused, whose spirit was freely responsive, bringing offerings to God for building the Tent of Meeting. God gave Moses the plans for the Tabernacle and now Moses has passed them on to the people. A one-of-a-kind of worship center will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1493,7],"tags":[124,314,777,939,1037],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4231"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13876,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4231\/revisions\/13876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/pastorscott\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}