Commune with God

Today I read Exodus 24:16-26:8 and Mark 5:41-6:26. My favorite verses are:

Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Mark 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

When God gave Moses instructions for building the tabernacle and all its furnishings, there was one special piece called “the mercy seat”. It was not something to sit on, however; it was a covering for the ark of the covenant. God told Moses that He would meet him there, so apparently God sat on the mercy seat! God said that He would commune with Moses there. It was a very special place where God would tell Moses all the things that he needed to pass on to the Israelites. Do you have a special place where you meet with God and commune with Him? Of course, we can pray anywhere we happen to be—and should—but isn’t it wonderful to be able to have a place you can go back to time and again where you feel especially close to God and can commune with Him without any distractions. If you don’t have such a place, consider choosing one; or better yet, listen to God and let Him choose the place. Then meet Him there regularly to receive instruction from Him.

In Mark 6:6 we see that Jesus, as well as He knew the hearts of men, marveled at the fact that they would not believe Him. They heard the message that He preached and saw the miracles that He did, and yet they did not believe that He was the Son of God. He continued to teach—reaching out to mankind as their loving Messiah. He still reaches out to us today; He wants us to believe His Words and accept Him as the Savior and Lord of our lives. Receive His teaching today, and believe the Word that He has given to us; allow Him to live in you.