Monday, April 8: Exodus 34– Meeting the Lord…

Moses returns to the mountain and meets the Lord.  During his 40-days with the Lord, summarized in this chapter God reveals much about Himself. I found myself pondering aspects of God’s self-revelation given to Moses.
God’s name, the Lord (5&6)  Yahweh: self-existent, eternal. Ponder this thought for a moment. I don’t know about you but my mind explodes. The Lord is self-existent…
Merciful, gracious, compassionate (6)  Oh my, do I need to know this! I mess up so often… bless You, Lord, for Your mercy.
Forgiving (7)  My, I need this, too.
Just…does not let the guilty go unpunished (7)  I pondered how this fits with the previous. Even though I struggle to understand how they work together, I trust that God knows.
Covenant making (10)  The Lord puts His reputation on the line in the covenants He makes with us.
And so I spent my morning thinking about God’s revelation of Himself to Moses on the mountain, and what it says to me about how God is to me…

Lord God, You could have remained aloof and distant from us but yet You have chosen again and again to reveal Yourself to us so that we may know You, be known by You and worship You. Bless You, Lord, for being our knowable God. Through Jesus, I pray. Amen.

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