And Moses hid his face,

                                                                       Exodus 3:1-6

 

August 7, 2024

 

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.  And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.  And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”  When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”  Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”  And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

If you were asked if you were a seeker of Truth, how would you answer that question?  I believe most who go by the title of Christian would say yes with all my heart.  But maybe we should examine what the Scripture tells us about the heart; Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”  Many who go by the title of Christian will quote 2 Chronicles 7:14,  ^“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”  How many who do so believe that just the people of the USA would turn to God, but they are not His people, they are not called by His name, nor are a large number who go by the name Christian.

But those who are called by His name, the Church, would humble themselves and pray and seek His face and turn from their wicked ways, 
We would seek His presence, not His hand.  We would repent and hunger and thirst for Him.

Moses hid his face when God made clear to whom Moses was speaking, in fear, and I believe that a great need of today’s Church.  A lack of fear for the God of Abraham,  the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

In Psalm 105:4, “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!” That is a strong word for the Church.

From The Back Porch,

Bob Rice