Broken Pieces

Exodus 25:10

"And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits 

and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and 

a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and 

a half the height thereof." 

        Beyond the practical information that was needed for that generation who actually built the ark, why do we need to know for all eternity that the Ark was “two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high”? However; even in the details that seem as meaningless as measurements, we can find God’s guidance.

        One in particular is that there is a message behind the fact that all the measurements for the Ark are partial units; two-and-a-half or one-and-a-half. The Ark was designed to carry the Ten Commandments. However, in order to be an appropriate receiver of God’s Word, it had to be formed out of “broken” units and not complete ones. This teaches us that if we, as human beings, want to receive God’s Word, we, too, have to be “broken.” Someone who feels completely whole and already perfect has no room for God. Humility is a prerequisite for receiving God's Word.
         Friends, we are all missing something if we haven’t found God. But we can only find Him if we recognize that our lives are incomplete without Him. Let’s embrace our brokenness and humbly acknowledge our shortcomings. As we recognize what we are missing, we will open a space for God and then He will truly complete us.

        Amen!

Reading: ( Ex. 25:1-22)

Ref: (HG SB)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry