Courting God

Exodus 34-35:9 Matthew 27:15-31 Psalm 33:12-22 Proverbs 6:1-6

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD. – Exodus 34:29

Moses was in the habit of meeting with God on a daily basis. He had a tent set up outside the camp, and everybody would watch the pillar of cloud come down to the tent while Moses was in there. Exodus 33:11 says that God would meet with Moses and talk to him like a friend does, sitting together in the same room. Maybe a better description would be like friends talking on the phone because Moses doesn’t get to see God.

Now Moses has come to the place where simply talking as friends is no longer enough. He wants to see God. He has spent forty days on the mountain talking with God alone. He is seeing God’s love and character and how they are woven into every part of the Tabernacle God is designing.

This is like falling in love with someone having only talked with them on the telephone. The person’s character is not hidden by an outside body and you’ve been so taken with who this person is that you want more than anything to see this person and meet them. This is why we take time to read the Bible and spend time with God everyday. After a while, His love will shine on our faces and we won’t even realize it, but people will notice. This is a relationship God wants with every one of us, not just Moses.

Father God, we want to take time to be in Your presence today. We want to meet with You on a daily basis and talk with You like a friend. We want to get to know You, experience Your love, and see Your character. We want to fall in love with You have Your love shine on our faces for everyone to see. Give us what we ask for and spend some time with us today. Amen.