[[-SOAP HUB]] | [[-Exodus Overview]] | [[Exodus 24]] ## Title: Fellowship With God ## Scripture: (Exodus 24:10-11) “and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear like the sky itself. But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank.” (NET) ## Observation: When I was a kid, our church would have “fellowship meals.” Fellowship meant a set aside time when the goal was to spend time together. At these meals, everyone would bring food to share. We would pray over the food and then dig in. We would sit around, eat, and talk without any agenda. The goal was to simply be together. These moments reminded us that there was more than agendas, schedules, meetings, and all the other things that keep our lives spinning. In today’s passage, we see a time when God has created the same space. The goal of this very special occasion was to simply be with the Lord. Many have wondered exactly how this happened. Could this be a rare Christophany in the Old Testament? We are unsure. What we do know is that in the midst of all that was going on, the Lord paused it all to have a time of fellowship with His people. In all our busyness, may we never forget to pause and have times of fellowship with the Lord. ## Application: What would it look like if you took one of your meals today and had “fellowship” with the Lord? Here’s how: stay away from technology and spend time reflecting on the goodness of God while you eat. Watch what happens. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for wanting to know and be known by us.