Monday Thought -- August 24, 2015

Good Morning Friends,

“When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them. Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai. " (Exodus 34:29-32)

Moses was granted the unique privilege of spending time in God’s presence. God spoke to Moses on Sinai. Later, Moses spent time in the tent of meeting and God spoke with him there, too. Moses’ relationship with God was unique and special. And Moses’ relationship with God changed him.

Moses’ relationship with God changed him in a number of ways. The obvious change that occurred in Moses was that when he had spent time with the Lord his face shown with radiance. The people could see the change and they were afraid to come near to Moses.

Spending time with God will change us, too. I’ve never seen anyone’s face glow with the kind of radiance that Moses experienced, but there are other changes that take place in the lives of those who spend time with God. Spending time with God will change our actions … we’ll want to please Him. Spending time with God will change our attitudes … we’ll develop a greater level of peace and joy. Spending time with God will change our hearts … our hearts will become more like His heart. Spending time with God will change our spirits … we’ll develop a deeper longing to be with Him.

John expressed the fulfillment of that truth when he spoke of heaven. “But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2) God’s work of changing us will be instantly complete when Jesus comes to take us home.

We can advance the process of change by spending time with God! The more time we spend in His presence, the more opportunity He’ll have to change us here!

His, by Grace, Steve