Greg
Lund
March 5, 2014
Exodus 33: 17
And the Lord said to Moses, I will do this thing that thou hast spoken:
for thou hast found grace in my
sight, and I know thy name.
Imagine a Christmas morning. Two children in pajamas are standing by the
Christmas tree, so tempted to rip into the boxes of gifts. They call out, “Mama! Hurry up and come in here so we can open our
presents!” There is no answer. Then they remember how naughty they were the
day before. They threw a football in the
living room and broke an antique vase.
All day they had sassed and disobeyed.
The two find their mother at the
kitchen table, hunched over a cup of coffee.
She doesn’t look up as she answers.
“You two go ahead and open the presents I bought you. Enjoy them.
But don’t expect me to come along.
I’m still too angry about how you acted yesterday.”
In Exodus 33, God’s people anger
Him by bowing down to a golden idol. The
Lord tells Moses, “You and the people go
to the Promised Land, a land of milk and honey; but I will not go up among
you…for you are a stiff-necked people.”
What good are God’s presents without God’s presence?
Moses prays, “If Thy presence will not go with me, do not
carry us up from here.” In other words, “If you’re not coming along, God,
I’m not going.” God responds, “This very thing I will do, for you have
found grace in my sight.” Grace is
another word for acceptance. God goes
with us, even when we fail. All we need
do is humbly ask.
Gracious God, forgive our disobedience.
Thank You for not abandoning us.
We need You with us as we travel on.
Amen.
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