Exodus 32:14 “And the Lord said to Moses, Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought from the land of Egypt, to the land…” of promise. It was a conversation between God and Moses. They had a relationship… God knew Moses, by name, Moses had found favor in the sight of God. Moses, prays, “…if I have found a favor in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You, progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, perceiving and recognizing and understanding more strongly and clearly and that I may find a favor in Your sight.” Moses wasn’t completely satisfied, he wanted more… more, he wanted to go deeper…he wanted to know God more. It’s like a thread, pulling it deeper, goes further into the garment. So it is with us. Moses gives us a template of sorts, a map that begins with a passionate desire to know God more, it’s talking to Him, wanting to please Him, craving His favor through His presence. It’s listening and hearing Him say ‘I will go with you, follow Me’. Do we want ‘more’? Are we satisfied with our relationship with God or do we want…more…to go deeper? If not, why not? What’s stopping us? Are we afraid of having to give something up or rearranging our priorities? Perhaps it’s a ‘time’ issue… too busy to step out in faith and find out what ‘more’ really is. Is there anxiety… ‘What if I can’t hear Him?’ ‘What if He doesn’t answer?’ what if… I fall asleep?’ God gives wisdom to anyone who asks for it, if we seek Him, we’ll find Him if we seek Him with our whole heart, if we knock, He opens the door. When we desire to go deeper, He smiles… when we want more, He brings us to it. It’s not a question of whether He will give us more of Himself, or if there’s a limit to how much He gives… The question really is how much ‘more’ do we want? Lord, if we’ve found favor in Your sight, would You show us Your way that we would know You more? We want to go deeper, become stronger in You, where You are is where we want to be.
