Sunday, August 11, 2019

More

Exodus 33:18 (ESV)
18  Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”


We live in a society where people always want more. More money. More stuff. More power. More prestige ad influence. Preachers want more people, more tithes, more programs and more buildings. so many want more. More of everything except one noticeable thing. How many want more of God.

Moses did. He hungered for more of God. So much so he asked God to reveal more of His glory. Moses did not content himself to know more about God. He yearned to know more of God. To walk closer with Him. To commune closer. To experience more of Yahweh.

Contrast that with the casual attitude most people approach private and public worship. There is very little hunger. Hunger for more of Him. We hunger for all sorts of temporary things. Things that will not last and never satisfy. God satisfies the deepest cravings of our souls. He fills up all that is missing in our lives. He is what we hunger and thirst for. Moses understood this. He still wanted more.

Think about it. Moses had so many incredible encounters with God. He had the boring bush experience in [Ex 3:1-14]. He had a front row seat to watch God judge Pharaoh and Egypt in Exodus chapters 7-12. In [Ex 14:9-22] God parted for the Red Sea and defeated Pharaoh forever. The Israelites grumbled in the desert at Marah because the waters were bitter. God made them sweet in [Ex 15:22-25]. He gave them rest in Elim [Ex 15:27]. He supplied the heavenly bread called manna in [Ex 16:1-21]. Don't forget the revelation of the 10 Commandments in [Ex 20: 3-17]. God did other things too.

On top of all that Moses hungered for more. He wanted more revelation and fresh encounters with the living God. Do we? I know we gather for worship and study but do we truly hunger for more of Him. Do we content ourselves to fill our notebooks and yet not fill our hearts with fresh experiences with Him. Head knowledge will never satisfy. We must have heart knowledge.

God told Moses he could not see God's face and the fullness of His glory or Moses would die. God let Moses see the backside of His glory. He hid Moses in the cleft of the rock. O that each of us had a cleft from where we may experience more of God. To behold more of His power and more of His glory.

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai the countenance of his face shone. He had a glow. He radiated with the glory of God. His encounter with God lingered. It became evident Moses had been in God's presence. O that we would have the desire to know God more fully and to experience Him more than we ever have before. More of His glory. More of His presence. More encounters privately and publicly. Lord, please let us know you more and experience a greater revelation of you. In Your name Jesus, I ask it. Amen.

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