And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. Exodus 20:21 Moses had been on the mountain with God and received the Ten Commandments. The presence of God was so mighty, there was thundering, lightning, the sound of trumpets, and the mountain was smoking. The children of Israel were so afraid; they ran away from this great display of Gods power! They had never experienced anything like this. Moses said, Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be before you to keep you from sinning (Exodus 20:20). Many times, God gives us a wake-up call, to move us out of our laziness and complacency... and also from things in our lives that are hindering our obedience and fellowship with Him. When we compromise our spiritual walk, condone sinful attitudes and habits it disrupts our spiritual life and intimate fellowship with God. Moses said to these fearful Israelites, God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. Sometimes God will allow the thick darkness to prove us and to keep us ever in remembrance that He is God and that He is Holy! Without the darkness we might never look to the light. God wants us to learn to depend wholly on Him! How true are the words of the chorus we sing...Through it all, through it all...Ive learned to trust in Jesus, Ive learned to depend upon His Word! Certainly, the darkest hour in Davids life was when the prophet Nathan confronted him with a parable that showed him his dreadful sin with Bathsheba. There was immediate repentance by David and forgiveness by God. But David bore the scars of his sin the rest of his life. Psalm 51:6-13 tells of Davids brokeness. But David found that even in this, his darkest hour, GOD WAS THERE, ready to forgive, reconcile, and restore him. May we, even as Moses and David, enter into the thick darkness of our experiences in life with unwavering faith. THERE WE WILL FIND GOD IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL! Full of grace, mercy, and love!
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:31:36 +0000
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