..Show me now Your way, that I may know You (progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, perceiving and recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly)...And (Lord,do) consider that this nation is Your people.
Exodus 33:13
I believe there are two things that reveal more about character and our personal relationships with God than anything else. One is the way we treat other people; the other is the desires of our hearts, meaning the things we want most in life.
Several times in Scripture, people ask God to give them the desires of their hearts. God gave Moses the opportunity to ask for his most fervent desires in Exodus 33. Moses' response was that he wanted to become more and more "deeply and intimately acquainted" with God and that God would "consider" His people, the nation Moses was responsible for leading.
Think about this for a minute. Moses had witnessed breathtaking, historic miracles. He was there when God parted the Red Sea and brought water from a rock. But Moses didn't ask to see greater miracles; what he wanted most of all was to know God better.
Part of learning to love anyone is getting to know that person. The same is true with God. The more we become acquainted with Him, the more intimate relationship with Him we can enjoy. This happens as we hunger for His presence, seek His truth through His Word, show love to others, and spend time with Him every day. The miracles, signs, and wonders will follow you. The closer we become with God the more we will experience. Do you hunger more than anything else to know God more intimately? God has no favorites, but He does have intimates. Are you one?
Exodus 33:13
I believe there are two things that reveal more about character and our personal relationships with God than anything else. One is the way we treat other people; the other is the desires of our hearts, meaning the things we want most in life.
Several times in Scripture, people ask God to give them the desires of their hearts. God gave Moses the opportunity to ask for his most fervent desires in Exodus 33. Moses' response was that he wanted to become more and more "deeply and intimately acquainted" with God and that God would "consider" His people, the nation Moses was responsible for leading.
Think about this for a minute. Moses had witnessed breathtaking, historic miracles. He was there when God parted the Red Sea and brought water from a rock. But Moses didn't ask to see greater miracles; what he wanted most of all was to know God better.
Part of learning to love anyone is getting to know that person. The same is true with God. The more we become acquainted with Him, the more intimate relationship with Him we can enjoy. This happens as we hunger for His presence, seek His truth through His Word, show love to others, and spend time with Him every day. The miracles, signs, and wonders will follow you. The closer we become with God the more we will experience. Do you hunger more than anything else to know God more intimately? God has no favorites, but He does have intimates. Are you one?
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