I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face
because he was afraid to look at God.
Exodus 3:6
Dear Family,
At times, when I come to be
with my heavenly Father, I sense a special grace inviting me to draw near to His sweet,
uncomfortable Presence.My first response? I am instantly stopped, subject to His Presence I fall on my knees, covering my face with both hands. Reading
in Exodus 3, Moses had such a response when he turned aside to see why the bush
was burning, but did not burn up. It was then Moses heard the Lord call his
name! If I saw a house on fire but it was not burning up, I would stop, my jaw
ajar and like Moses I would have some questions.
Moses ask: ‘Why”… his question caused him to turn aside
and brought him face to face with God! What was so interesting was God did not
speak to Moses until he turned aside; seeking an answer to a puzzling
circumstance. This unburnable bush was not a daily occurrence while shepherding
the flocks of his father-in-law. God can speak to us in the ordinary or while
we are on the run, but to enjoy His holy Presence and be ‘in awe’ of Him, such deep
communion with God just cannot be hurried. To know such intimacy as Moses
experienced, we must turn aside from the mundane… from the rat race and We may
enjoy His word and pour out our needs, but to deeply meet with Him takes time.
Those with families to care
for, especially a family with young children, will find they need to learn to
be content with what ever time they can grasp to feed on His word and pray, and
then go on their way singing. I love the stage of life I experience, for I am not
restrained with the busyness of young ones and I can ‘enjoy’ His word and His Presence
without one eye on children or the clock. There is a time for every season of
life.
During this time, while the Israelites
were in bondage and groaning in their suffering, the King of Egypt died. Their
cry for help rose up to God. He heard
and He remembered His covenant with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This next verse moved my heart and set my feet to
dancing.
“God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice of them.” Exodus 2:25
This is a “put
your name in it verse”!! ‘God saw ___________, and took notice
of ____________. Do you believe this truth? God knows
the way you take (Job 23:10) God knows and He cares and takes notice of you. I
hope this reminder lifts your spirit today. God takes notice of you, of every
little detail of your life and will speak to you through His Word and by His
Holy Spirit.
Questions:
Why should the God of wonder
and majesty bend so low as to take notice of us?
Why should He become sin for
us, he who knew no sin and then in turn give us His righteousness?
Why should He leave heaven
to be pushed through the womb of a virgin, walk the earth He made, to die in
our place on the Cross? Why should He care?
There is much to deplore in
my past but it does not fill me with dread, no I am ever grateful!! Thankful Jesus
did come, did die, did forgive and did cleanse me giving me His
righteousness! God only accepts what Christ did at Calvary’s Cross, for me! All
I am, all I was, all my failure and sin, only make His perfection more
necessary to my heart. Weakness and failure to live righteously leads me to
rejoice, for I am then crowded to Christ. I cover my face in awe of Him.
The secret of
being like the Lord Jesus is, that we are to count ourselves dead to the old
and alive in the new. We are to give up our self-efforts after likeness to Him;
we are to distrust our own strength as much as we distrust our own weakness and
our own sin; and instead of striving to live like the Lord Jesus, let Him live
through us, as He greatly desires to do.” CAC
This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him. Matthew 17:5
Lord, I want to
hear Your voice. I want to enjoy You. I just get so busy and weary of fending
off all the world hurls at me, the empty, the lust filled, the evil, all that
the world calls good; give me discernment and the grace to resist temptations
of body and spirit, by counting myself dead to sin and alive to You. I will
only know resurrection life as I yield to Your Holy Spirit. O that I would walk
in humility with a servant’s spirit and make a difference in this godless
culture. Peace and Joy and power to Love are the fruit of Your Spirit, not
something I can effectively imitate. Teach me to receive Your Victory which You
have already won and now provide. I am so thankful the battle is Yours and because
of Calvary and an empty tomb I can walk humbly with You. I love You Lord.
Remind my brothers and sisters You take notice of them and know them
intimately. You have their names written on the palm of Your hand.
What a Savior!
az
