Wilderness, part 2...
"Then Moses had one more request. "Please let me see your glorious presence," he said. The LORD replied, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, 'the LORD,' to you. I will show kindness to anyone I choose, and I will show mercy to anyone I choose. But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live." The LORD continued, "Stand here on this rock beside me. As my glorious presence passes by, I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed. Then I will remove my hand, and you will see me from behind. But my face will not be seen."
- Genesis 33:18-23.
Isn't that how God still works? We may not see him coming when we even cry out for it, but we can see the evidence of how he's passed by....how he was there when we thought we were alone.
In my wilderness, I cried out so much for hope and guidance. I wanted to know, d*** it, how things were going to work out. Only as I look back can I see God's hand in pretty much every part of that experience, though I felt alone at the time.
That's the faith-test. Trusting in what you can't see. It's looking back, knowing he was there, and being able to look forward knowing he'll be there, too, no matter what wilderness you face. Though I won't know how he's chosen to 'work' in advance, I can trust that he will work.
Sorry for the deep thoughts in my usually 'blog-lite' page. But this seemed more important to me this morning than blogging about the availability of DSL in a few months...
- Genesis 33:18-23.
Isn't that how God still works? We may not see him coming when we even cry out for it, but we can see the evidence of how he's passed by....how he was there when we thought we were alone.
In my wilderness, I cried out so much for hope and guidance. I wanted to know, d*** it, how things were going to work out. Only as I look back can I see God's hand in pretty much every part of that experience, though I felt alone at the time.
That's the faith-test. Trusting in what you can't see. It's looking back, knowing he was there, and being able to look forward knowing he'll be there, too, no matter what wilderness you face. Though I won't know how he's chosen to 'work' in advance, I can trust that he will work.
Sorry for the deep thoughts in my usually 'blog-lite' page. But this seemed more important to me this morning than blogging about the availability of DSL in a few months...
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