Common Plots to Constant Promise

Boy meets girl, boy pretends to be someone he's not, boy gets girl, lies surface, amends are made,
boy and girl live happily ever after.  You're probably thinking of many movies right now that fit this plot sequence.  For a girl would likes to crawl up in a blanket and watch romantic comedies, several come to mind: "Hitch," "While You Were Sleeping," "What Happens in Vegas." We've seen the "Rags to Riches" plot line in "Cinderella" and "Ten Things I Hate About You, .  How about "The Battle" plot, with one of my favorite "man" movies: "Braveheart." And we all love the "Triumph Over Adversity" movies such as "The Blind Side" or "Slumdog Millionaire."


The desire for true Biblical literacy has opened my eyes to the fact that God is constant.  The Bible claims the gospel and His promise to dwell with His people throughout the entire book.  Every story, book, and chapter are different, but the central theme stays the same!  And unlike movies that may become predictable, this is a VERY good thing.  The hope and victory that we are promised is not in limbo, but set in stone.

Attending a women's Exodus study made me realize my ignorance when it comes to the Old Testament.  Most plots that I found "weird," "scary," or "unnecessary" were harbored in my inability to understand the context of the passage (more on this in the days to come). The point here is that the God who spoke to Moses and was with his people in Exodus, is the same God that is with us today, and will be with His people forever.  See how the Lord unfolds His promises over years and centuries through "The Tabernacle/Temple."

Exodus 40:34: "The cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle." 40:38: "For the cloud of the Lord was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, ,throughout their journeys." TABERNACLE

John 2:19: "Destroy the temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 2:21: "But he was speaking of the temple of His body."  CHRIST IS THE TEMPLE

1 Corinthians 3:16: "Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you." CHRIST IN US

Revelation 21:22: "But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need for sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminated it.  The Lamb is it's light."  WE WILL DWELL WITH HIM FOREVER

*DISCLAIMER: Weekend camping means that this post will serve as day 3-5 for the 31 day challenge :)