God Wants to be Known

Bible Reading: Exodus 34
Focus Verse: Exodus 34:29

Moses spent time with God.  He went up the mountain alone to God and stayed for 40 days to be with the Lord and listen to Him.  The Lord introduced himself and gave a listing of characteristics so that Moses can know Him.  He said that He is "full of compassion and pity, who is not easily angered and who shows great love and faithfulness.  I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin; but I will not fail to punish [sins]" Upon hearing all of this, Moses asked the Lord to forgive the people and go with them.   After spending the 40 days with God, Moses came down from the mountain and the people saw that his face was shining, because he had been with the Lord, and they were afraid. 

We are also to spend time with God daily, but sometimes there is an occasion where God may desire us to focus more deeply in Him.  Our world is going through a pandemic where our governments have asked us to stay home.  Maybe this is a good time to focus on spending time with God, reading the Bible and knowing God more deeply.  Ask God to forgive you and to go with you.  Lie down in green pastures and allow Him to restore your soul.

Do you go out alone to spend time with God?  Do you read His Word, the Bible, to know Him? Do you respond to Him and ask Him to go with you?  Moses returned from the mountain glowing because he had been with God.  Will you emerge from the quarantine glowing from being in God's presence?

"God's plan is to make known his secret to his people, this rich and glorious secret which he has for all peoples. And the secret is that Christ is in you, which means that you will share in the glory of God. So we preach Christ to everyone. With all possible wisdom we warn and teach them in order to bring each one into God's presence as a mature individual in union with Christ."  Colossians 1:27-28 (GNT)

Page Johnson
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