It is amazing to see how Moses’ simple prayer changes so much. God had announced that he was not going to go up to the promised land with the Israelites. But Moses will not accept this. He pleads with God to go with them. In response God promises not only to go with them but assures them that they will see wonders the likes of which have never been seen on earth. It is a turnaround designed, it seems, to encourage this kind of bold prayer. As an assurance of this, God then causes his glory to pass by Moses and the experience is such that when Moses comes down from the mountain his face is radiant. The radiance of Moses’ face is a sign of what God wants for all his people. He has called us to be lights to the world. Light, in Scripture, is a symbol of the life and glory of God. We are called to be agents of life to the world and vessels of God’s glory. But this will not happen if we just rush out and busy ourselves with ministry opportunities. Mission begins with God. Unless you are meeting with and listening to God as Moses did, then you will have no light to shine. You must embody the truth before you can impart it. The truth is not just an abstract bit of theology. Truth is a person, the person of Jesus Christ. Unless you are filled with the Spirit of Christ you have no truth to impart.
Ask God to fill you and make you radiant with his life.
Read Exodus 34
