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Day 30, or January the 30th. Bring gifts, but

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start with yourself. Our thoughts today are rooted

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in Exodus chapter 35, verse 21. Everyone who

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was willing, and whose heart moved them, came

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and brought an offering to the Lord for the work

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on the tent of meeting, for all its service,

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and for the sacred garments. Now the big picture

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surrounding this verse. The raising of the necessary

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funding for the tabernacle project was a great

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success. In fact, they raised more than they

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needed, chapter 36, verse 7 tells us. Now that's

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unusual and worthy of comment. They successfully

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made the massive curtains just as God has previously

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instructed, as well as the boarding and veils.

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The curtains were simply enormous, and beautifully

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decorated with elaborate embroidery. Each curtain

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was as long as seven men lying head to toe, and

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two men wide, and there were ten curtains to

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be stitched together. They also made even larger

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curtains of goat's hair to cover and protect

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them. Other major items including the ark of

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the covenant and the golden lampstand were lovingly

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and beautifully made too and now our action step

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for to -day when god's people share the same

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vision which he has raised in their hearts and

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minds funding is rarely a problem it is significant

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that the funding for the tabernacle came from

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people who were willing presumably after giving

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the project some thought There were also people

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whose hearts had been moved, which implies some

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degree of emotion. The order is important. The

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norm is that we need to coolly think things through

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first, and then, as we respond personally, our

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emotions are involved. Too often the order is

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reversed, and we respond with our emotions rather

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than our mind. There is plenty of room for emotion

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as we seek God's will in our lives, but when

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that emotion deteriorates into emotionalism,

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we are heading for frustration, disappointment,

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and more importantly, we are in danger of meandering

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away from what God has for us. Think and enjoy.