Change of Mind

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"So the LORD changed His mind..." (Exodus 32:14)

A few summer's ago, superman and I took a camping trip across Wisconsin. Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek and Devil's Lake State Park in Baraboo are two of the beautiful places we visited. 

"That was fun," we said but never planned on camping again until a pandemic changed our minds.

A story in Exodus chapter 32 tells of God changing His mind, too.

When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Hey, Aaron, make us some gods who can lead us. We don't know what happened to that Moses fellow who brought us out of Egypt."

So, Aaron made a golden calf from melted jewelry.

The LORD told Moses, "Quick! Go down from the mountain! Your stubborn and rebellious people have corrupted themselves. Now leave Me alone so I can destroy them. Then I will make you, Moses, a great nation."

But Moses cried to the LORD on behalf of his people, "O, LORD, why let the Egyptians say, 'Their God rescued them with the evil intention of slaughtering them in the mountains and wiping them from the face of the earth?' Please turn away from Your anger and change Your mind."

So the LORD changed His mind.

"It is easy to make an idol of routine, finding security within the boundaries you build around your life. Don't try to force-fit today [beloved] into yesterday's mold." ~Sarah Young~