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A Sacred Space Many commentators see a connection between God’s instructions for the tabernacle and the Genesis creation narrative. Bryan D. Estelle explained in Echoes of Exodus: “Why is this important? Because it indicates that the creation at the beginning of time is a sacred space, just as the tabernacle and the temple were later recognized...

The Altar of Incense For many of us today, the word “worship” brings to mind praise music. Biblically, however, the concept is much larger. As Old Testament scholar Daniel I. Block expounded recently in Christianity Today: “Scripture clearly demonstrates that the measure of true and acceptable corporate worship is not established by outside...

Gifted for Work When I was a child, my church would hold a festive “Harvest Party” in October for the children. We were told to dress as Bible characters and share our stories to see who could guess our names. I dressed as Bezalel—in a bathrobe, of course, like most of the other children. When I told how I’d been gifted by God to build the...

Art for God’s Sake In 2003, an Egyptian lawyer announced plans to sue “all the Jews of the world” for the gold, silver, jewels, and other treasures “stolen” from the Egyptians in the Exodus. Based on Exodus 35:12–36 in today’s reading, he calculated the amount to be at least 300 tons of gold—plus 5,758 years’ worth of interest! The wealth...

The Glory of the Lord Descends on the Tabernacle In their classic song, “King of Glory,” the Christian musical group Third Day rejoices: “Who is this King of glory with strength and majesty And wisdom beyond measure, the gracious King of kings The Lord of earth and heaven, the Creator of all things He is the King of glory, He’s everything...

Will there be wealthy people in heaven? Question and Answer Yes. All of us! Every redeemed human being in heaven will be wealthy in the “heavenly” meaning of wealth (2 Cor 8:8–9). What I mean is this: every person in heaven will be wealthy in the sense that they will be free from the power and presence of sin. We will also have a glorified...

As Christians, how should we handle material wealth in this life? Question and Answer Material wealth in itself is neither sinful nor morally wrong. Indeed, in the Bible, a number of God’s choice servants were wealthy people: Abram (Gen. 13:2), Job (Job 1:1–3), Lydia (Acts 16:14–15). But at the same time, we must remind ourselves that wealth...

Thanks and Praise “Don’t forget to say thank you!” If you are like me, when you were a child you probably heard this phrase often. If you are a parent, you have probably given this advice to your children. But if we are honest with ourselves, most adults—yes, even Christians—need to be reminded to give thanks. God teaches His children the...

Thanking God for Rest Benjamin Franklin popularized the proverb: “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” However, contrary to popular belief, Franklin did not propose the idea for Daylight Saving Time. The idea came from New Zealander George Hudson who valued extra hours of daylight for collecting bugs after...

Give Thanks Whatever You Do I am willing to guess you have already done many things today including waking up, getting ready for your day, pouring yourself a cup of coffee, or reading your Bible. I hope you are starting your day with thankfulness, but if you need a reminder to be grateful, Paul’s letter to the believers in Colossae offers...