Exodus 30:1 “Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
Holy Father, Today is Good Friday, the day of Your death for my sins. It ends in darkness and silence “as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.” Be with us in the silence and the darkness of grief and uncertainty as only You can.
Exodus 30:2 It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high—its horns of one piece with it.
Dearest Lord, “It’s Friday, but Sunday is coming” is a powerful refrain these days–sermons, songs, lots of reminders that Your death on Good Friday is not the end, that Sunday is coming, hope is coming, resurrection and restoration are coming. Help us, no matter what we are going through, to hold on to Your hope.
Exodus 30:3 Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.
Precious Savior, Thank You for who You are and who You are to me. Thank You for the example of love, grace, and compassion You have for us on this Good Friday. Help us to love others as powerfully and completely as you do. Help us, Jesus. Amen.
Exodus 30:4 Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.
Have a blessed day.