Second Chances

Scripture:

Exodus 34:1  "Then the Lord told Moses, 'Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones.  I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed'".

Observation:

God had taken the time and met with Moses to write on stone tablets exactly what He wanted to say in His covenant with His people.  Moses, when he saw the people had made an idol in his absence, smashed the tablets the Lord had made.  His anger caused him to destroy the word of the Lord.  In this passage, the Lord tells him to chisel out two more tablets and He will write on them as He did the former tablets.

Application:

God is definitely the God of second chances.  When God wrote the first time, Moses should have taken care of the tablets because they were written with the finger of God.  Moses' anger got the best of him and the smashed the covenant God had written personally.  God's reply to Moses was to chisel out more tablets and I'll give you a second and write the same thing on them as was on the first.  Even when we mess up, God is the God of second chances.  He can re-write our story, even after we have messed things up.

Prayer:

God of mercy and grace, You are awesome and faithful to Your people!  Thank You for reminding me this morning of how You gave Moses a second chance when he destroyed the covenant You made.  Thanks for reminding me this morning of Your second chances when we fail.  Thanks for your faithfulness to all generations.

Yours,
Jeff