Exodus 33:12 “Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have already found grace in My sight.’”
Dear God,
It is wonderful to read of Your dealings with people as recorded in the scriptures, and also to gain a sense of Your glory, power and might, along with Your love and mercy. Moses felt inadequate to lead the rebellious, difficult children of Israel to the Promised Land, unless You went with them, as their divine guide and God. How wonderful to know You God as did Moses, and have You say, “I know you by name, and you have already found grace in My sight.” Moses having worked for years in the quiet of the desert as a shepherd, would now have I imagine a mind uncluttered with everyday things, and free from cherished known sins, therefore he was ready to hear Your spoken words.
He was of course still subject to sin, which caused him to miss out on entering the Promised Land. For all of us, one unguarded moment, can cause us profound problems, because Satan and his angels never seem to take a nap, and they are right in there with their temptations encouraging we on earth to sin.
To know that I had found grace in Your sight would be such precious knowledge, to have. With humility Moses responded, Exodus 33: 13 “Now therefore I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. …” Your promise is given to Moses, Exodus 33:14, “And He said, ‘My Presence will go with You, and I will give You rest.’” Not only did You go with Moses, but You gave him Your rest, which he surely would have needed, after dealing with 1000’s of rebellious people.
Today I can be comforted by the assurance and promise of Jesus, when He says, ‘come unto Me and I will give you rest’. I have found this to be so; along with the many other promises that You have made to give us rest, which I have also claimed; with gratitude I give You my praise.
The response made by Moses ‘Now therefore I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and may find grace in Your sight…..’ I affirm as my prayer today, as I lead a Health program for people in the community.
Amen