Exodus 24:1-18 - Throughout the Old Testament, and especially in Exodus, there is the reminder that sinful man cannot see God and live. Several times God allows only Moses to come up to Him, and even then only shows him His backside. In this chapter the people are reminded of this restriction again, but after they have been sprinkled with the blood we see that the chief men see God, and eat and drink! Not only do they NOT drop dead, but they feast. This is something we do each Sunday in receiving the Lord's Supper. By means of a sacrifice sin is covered over, and there is peace between God and His creation.
Luke 5:1-16 - "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men." I've always thought that it is much more frightening to be be a fisher of men than of fish. If I were Peter I'd be far more terrified to do something I had no experience for. But the other thing that can be overwhelming, which I had not noticed before, is that the catch of fish they have is too much for them to handle. As fishers of men, that won't change. It will still be overwhelming at times. But we also know that the one with us, filling the nets, doesn't change. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last. He lives forever and ever, and this alone fights off our fear.
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