The stories of Old Testament heroes like Moses remind us that God works through ordinary, flawed people. Moses, despite his great accomplishments, faced uncertainty, criticism, and moments of deep insecurity. He didn’t have a detailed blueprint for his life; instead, he had to trust God step by step, often not knowing what would come next. This resonates with our own journeys, where we often wish for more clarity but are called to walk by faith, trusting that God is with us even when the path is unclear.
Reflecting on Moses’ conversation with God in Exodus 33, we see three simple yet profound requests that can shape our daily walk with God. First, Moses asks to know God and His ways. This is more than just intellectual knowledge; it’s a desire for a deep, personal relationship. By seeking to understand God’s character through His Word and by spending time with Him, we gain clarity for life’s decisions and experience His favor. Knowing God’s ways brings light to our confusion and helps us live in alignment with His heart.
Second, Moses asks for God’s presence to go with him. God’s promise of rest and peace is not just for the absence of conflict, but for a deep, abiding contentment that comes from walking closely with Him. When we live with the awareness of God’s presence, fear and loneliness lose their grip. We are reminded that life outside of God’s presence is empty, but with Him, we find courage, peace, and assurance no matter where we go.
Finally, Moses asks to see God’s glory. While we cannot fully comprehend God’s majesty in this life, even a glimpse of His glory transforms us. Experiencing God’s power and majesty fills our lives with radiance and confidence that cannot be manufactured. It is in these moments of encounter that we are changed, becoming more like Him and reflecting His presence to those around us.
These three requests—knowing God, walking in His presence, and seeing His glory—form a simple prayer that can set the tone for each day. In times of uncertainty, fear, or powerlessness, returning to this prayer anchors us in God’s love and purpose, reminding us that the Christian life is about relationship, transformation, and living in the fullness of God’s presence.
Exodus 33:12-23 (ESV) —
> 12 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 also found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people.” 14 And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” 15 And he said to him, “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the face of the earth?” 17 And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” 18 Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” 19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” 21 And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”
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