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If you were given the choice between obtaining all of the promises and blessings of God for your life and ministry, or an encounter with God’s face, what would you choose?
In Exodus 33:3 God tells Moses He will give the people of Israel the Promised Land, but His Presence will not go with them because of their idolatry and rebellion. Moses is given a choice between obtaining the promises of God without His Presence, or refusing to go another step forward without His “Face”. Moses didn’t want the promises of God without the Presence of God and he cried out in desperation to behold God in all His glory. In immediate response God declares, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest… I will make all my goodness pass before you and I will call out my Name YAHWEH” (Exodus 33:14,19). And then, glory came down. There, hidden in the cleft of the rock the Lord passed by Moses in all His glory. Moses didn’t have to plead, or strive for God’s Presence. He simply placed the pursuit of God’s Face above all else.
In this season we are being asked the same question:
What do we want most?
We cannot strive for or manipulate God to manifest His glory in our midst. However, God is eager to respond with the lavish outpouring of His Presence to a people whose hearts are wholly His.
God comes where He is wanted.
Will we choose His Face above any of the gifts from His hand?
May we be a people who put the pursuit of His Presence above all else. May beholding His Glory be the clarion cry of our lives and may we be captivated by the glory and goodness of God as He comes in a way we have never experienced before! Lord, we beseech Thee, “Show us Your Glory!”
“I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”
Philippians 3:7 (NLT)
with Ben Armstrong, Bethel Pastor
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