The Israelites had now been on their own for two full months. During that time, they had been delivered by God through the Red Sea, they had received manna and water directly from the Lord, and they had received God’s faithful protection when attacked. Despite this, they regularly quarreled with Moses and put the Lord to the test. Now God led them through the Desert of Sinai to his holy mountain, where they set up camp. God would appear to them through Moses.

Moses went up to God. God did not rebuke the people for being stubborn. Instead, he saw them as Jacob’s descendants, who he was faithful to. They were the people he delivered out of Egypt, bearing them like a mother eagle bears her young. The Lord treated these people as his treasured possession. He loved them. He had hope that they would obey him and serve his will as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation for the whole earth. God saw them with love and with great vision and hope. The Lord only wanted his people to live in an obedient covenant relationship with him.
Application: Lord, thank you for faithfully loving me. Bless me to obey you and help me to live up to the vision and hope you call me to.
One Word: Live as God’s treasured possession