Exodus 35:22 So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought
brooches and rings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects,
every man dedicating an offering of gold to the Lord.
In chapter 33 we read of the children of Israel taking off
their gold ornaments to show their humility and submission to God, a big step
for them, and it is very revealing to read here of a main result of their doing
so. Recognizing the “unimportance” of
those ornaments brought them to the place of being able to let go of them. As a result of that rather momentous step,
when the opportunity came, they were able to give away some of those ornaments,
freely and generously I might add, towards the work of the Lord. Their generosity made the building of the
tabernacle possible. And what a change
that was for those people! This is a
great example of how God can work in our lives a we let go of the hold our “ornaments”
have over us.
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