Phil's Kenya Devotional~#5

Written Sept 12~

This morning the malaria pill goes down the hatch.
Reading from Exodus 31 and 32~what a story!
First of all, I was impressed with the fact that God personally picked individuals for the work of building the tabernacle, designing and crafting the different items for beauty and function. We don't know if they already had some exposure to this type of work, living in Egypt and working in different industries there. I'm sure they didn't all make bricks. There would have been many other trades that required laborers and hard working assistants.

God says in v6 that He provided wisdom so His commands could be performed. We can ask our Father for wisdom for this adventure, to be effective in our actions, our thoughts, and our words. Let's plan to be encouragers to each other, to John and Terry, and to the people we meet on our trip. The flight may be tedious, but beats walking or swimming. Our bags may not arrive on time, but we have been warned and have the ability to be prepared for that. God has a work for us to do, and I believe we can trust in Him for specific personal direction and ability to complete what each one of us is called to do.

We don't read that those individuals asked God for help. They didn't know at that point that Moses was receiving instructions for a tabernacle or articles of worship. These were all new ideas~ the tabernacle and asssociated items. But they must have had some sort of relationship with God, because He knew their names and their existing or potential talents. So to help Moses with this project, God provided the wisdom so all Moses had to do was tell the craftsmen what had been spoken.

Moses didn't have to tell them step by step. They "got it" from God. Isn't it good when we "get it", or when you are giving someone instruction and they "get it"?

Dear Lord, help us "get it" quickly, and not burden you with continual asking or excuses. Help us put our trust in You, and hear Your voice.
Have a great day, Phil.

Phil called this morning around 6:15.(Sept.24) They had just eaten lunch. He said they were building a stone wall. He sounded really good. He said they were having a wonderful time and that the weather was hot and breezy. He needed to touch base with the Freeman and Philip regarding the business. They are doing things that would be difficult to do even if he was with them. I am so proud of them.
I put him on speaker phone and woke Susan up to the sound of his voice. She woke up immediately and said cheerfully, "Hi, Dad!"