Author Archive: Cornerstone Church
April 5: “The Tabernacle Points to Jesus, the Lamb of God” (Exodus 40:34-35)
We were made for an eternal relationship with God. But the tabernacle that Moses built for Israel could not cultivate that relationship. The true tabernacle is Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice allowed us to enter God’s holy presence. The Lord’s heart is to dwell with His people, but is our heart the same?
Continue readingMarch 29: “But You Have Come to Mount Zion” (Hebrews 12:18-24)
The Hebrews at Mount Sinai tried to approach God through good works, but soon returned to their sinful ways. Their covenant failure teaches us that true spiritual growth comes through faith. Do we live like the Hebrews at Sinai, or do we savor in the work of Christ and focus our hearts on God’s kingdom […]
Continue readingMarch 22: “The True Bread” (Exodus 16:13-15, John 6:27-33, 47-51)
It is human nature to try to provide as much as we can for ourselves, rather than trust in what God provides every day. But the road to salvation means accepting Jesus as the ultimate provision. Our earthly bread perishes, but the Lord’s bread gives us eternal life.
Continue readingMarch 15: “The Passover Lamb” (Exodus 12:21-23)
The Egyptian Hebrews endured lives of hardship, but God made Himself known in the ten plagues and the Exodus. And just as the Passover lamb was sacrificed for Israel, so too would God sacrifice His own son for all nations. Are we like the pharaoh, hard-hearted and obstinate in earthly ways, or are we faithful […]
Continue readingMarch 8: “‘I AM’ Comes Down to Save” (Exodus 3:7-14)
The Exodus story is our story. The suffering of Israelites in their bondage to Pharaoh points to our suffering in our slavery to sin. The liberation of Hebrews by Moses points to our salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ. We were delivered out of our bondage because “I AM” came down to die as the Lamb […]
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