Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 33: 15-17
MEDITATION
Exodus 33:15-17
18 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”
19 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
20 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.”
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. A bold request from Moses
a. He asked God to show him His glory.
b. God had already shown His glory.
i. His Power was shown in the miracles performed (Egypt).
ii. His Presence (cloud and fire..
iii. His Provision (water, manna, quails).
c. He knew that there was much more of God’s glory he had not seen.
d. He wanted to see the fulness of His glory.
2. God’s response to Moses
a. God has many profound attributes.
b. He had already displayed some of them.
i. He will show more of His “goodness”.
ii. He will proclaim His name to Moses.
iii. He will show graciousness.
iv. He will also show mercy.
3. The fulness of God’s glory
a. This is expressed in the word “My face”.
b. This would be the fulness of God’s glory.
c. No one could see God’s Being fully and live!
4. A small comparison
a. We can feel the warmth of the sun.
b. But we cannot see the sun directly or we would become blind.
c. We cannot draw too near to the sun or we would perish.
God is far greater than the sun! We cannot see the full face of God!
经文：出埃及记 33：18-20
沉思
《出埃及记 33：18-20》
18摩西说：“求你显出你的荣耀给我看。”
19耶和华说：“我要显我一切的恩慈，在你面前经过，宣告我的名。我要恩待谁就恩待谁，要怜悯谁就怜悯谁。”20又说：“你不能看见我的面，因为人见我的面不能存活。”