Exodus 32:11
This boggles my mind, the humility of Moses and His boldness, not mention his wonderful grasp and confidence in who You are.
Humility - I confess that in my self righteousness (I could feel it in me as I read the passage, "How could Aaron do this after what he has just seen, ditto with the people?") I would be with You…yeah wipe out the ungrateful bastards. In my self righteousness I would be offended for You and frustrated at what happened when "I" left them with Aaron. Moses was not focused on the people or himself, but concerned only for Your Name and how You would be viewed by a watching world.
His boldness - he did not hesitate to confront You, God. Do I trust You enough to do that?
v. 14 "the Lord relented…?" What? You do that? You allow this kind of exchange, this kind of dialogue? This kind of result?
This kind of relating blows me away. This kind of relating and relenting is movement toward oneness, intimacy. This scares the fooey out of me, this draws me forcefully "toward". This is what I crave in my soul. LHM/CHM!!
See blog for 32:1 This kind of relating leads to "Moses turned and went down…" Relationship with You leads to leaning, entering into relationship with "them", especially when it is unpleasant, hard, and messy.
**3/3/20 This is one of what I hope will be a regular entry in my blog. This is a shift from what I have done in the past which has mostly been episodic accounts of things I experience in life. I may continue to post more of the same from time to time, but the drift of the blog, at least for now, will be my observations, questions, and grappling with the Bible as I read through it over the next two years with some friends. We are together following a 2 year reading schedule and meeting monthly to compare notes. Your comments are welcome and if you are interested in what the reading schedule looks like reply in comments and I will be glad to send it to you.
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