“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). That’s exactly what happens in Exodus 33. Moses asks, seeks and knocks, and the door is opened to him. Very often we don’t receive because we ask for things that are contrary to God’s best intentions for us (James 4:3). But here Moses asks for the very thing that God most wants us to have. He asks for God himself. Moses was not willing to do anything or go anywhere without God. And in this Moses was in perfect alignment with God’s desire for him. We should note that Moses already had an amazing relationship with God. He had put aside a place to meet with God (his ‘tent of meeting’) and there he would speak with God face to face (33:11). But this wasn’t enough for Moses. He wanted more of God. So, he prays: “Now show me your glory” (33:18). There is a limit to how much of God’s glory a mortal human being can handle, but God gives Moses as much as he can cope with. The result of this divine encounter, described in the next chapter, is that Moses’ face becomes radiant (34:29). The more of God we come to know the more we reflect of God. The glory of God is sunshine for our souls. Without God we remain in the dark. This is one of the most profound moments in the Bible. Reflect on this passage in the understanding that through Christ you too have direct access to God. What will you ask of God?
Ask God to show you more of himself.
Read Exodus 33:7-23.
