This morning I was reading in Exodus 33 where God promises Moses His Presence. Moses doesn't want to lead the people without the assurance of God's Presence.
I appreciated this whole passage, and just a few things that stood out to me....
- Moses and God are in communion, having a conversation
- God knows Moses by name
- God allows Moses to ask questions and is more than willing to assure him
- Moses wants to know God even more and wants to know how to continue to find favor with Him, as the relationship he has with the Lord is important to him
- God makes a promise to Moses to go with him
- True rest comes from resting in God's Presence and power
- Moses recognizes that without the Presence of God, they will be just like everyone else - God's Presence in our lives is what distinguishes us from others
- God has a very personal relationship with us but that doesn't take away from his glory and power
- Seeing God's glory and goodness is an encouragement and assurance that He is at work
I'll just post the full passage here below and hope it will encourage you as well today!
12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
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