Some time ago, we had former NFL Denver Bronco great Vance Johnson attend our church and share his testimony. A common question that I was asked was this: "How did you get Vance Johnson to come to Gove?" My answer was simple: I just asked. Which is exactly what Moses did as we saw in Exodus 33. He simply asked, "Please show my your glory." God's response to Moses was quite revealing. He would make the His goodness passed before Him. When we move over to the next chapter, we see this goodness revealed. Let's read:
The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the name of the LORD. The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.” (Exodus 34:5-7)
There it is. The simple, yet complex, understanding of His glory. It is complex because it goes against our understanding of how one must receive goodness. It is simple because it is not based on anything we do, rather it is based on the very goodness of His nature. As we peruse the description of God's goodness in these 3 verses found in Exodus 34, I want to spotlight two words found in this description. Why? Simple, because in this description and in these two words you will find the beauty of Christmas.
His Glory Forever I'll Share (part 3)
Some time ago, we had former NFL Denver Bronco great Vance Johnson attend our church and share his testimony. A common question that I was asked was this: "How did you get Vance Johnson to come to Gove?" My answer was simple: I just asked. Which is exactly what Moses did as we saw in Exodus 33. He simply asked, "Please show my your glory." God's response to Moses was quite revealing. He would make the His goodness passed before Him. When we move over to the next chapter, we see this goodness revealed. Let's read:
The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there and proclaimed the name of the LORD. The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.” (Exodus 34:5-7)
There it is. The simple, yet complex, understanding of His glory. It is complex because it goes against our understanding of how one must receive goodness. It is simple because it is not based on anything we do, rather it is based on the very goodness of His nature. As we peruse the description of God's goodness in these 3 verses found in Exodus 34, I want to spotlight two words found in this description. Why? Simple, because in this description and in these two words you will find the beauty of Christmas.
Steadfast Love.