Tuesday, January 28, 2014

God’s revelation of Himself

Ultimately God reveals Himself in Creation. However, those paying attention will see that God reveals Himself personally to His people. In Exodus 6:2-3 God said to Moses “I am Yahweh---‘the LORD.’ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai---‘God Almighty’---but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them.” God tells Moses this so that Moses and the people understand who God is once He delivers them from Egypt. They are about to see some crazy stuff. He wants Moses and all of Israel to know that the things that are about to happen are because God has heard the cries of His people, and that He fully intends on honoring the covenant He made with their forefathers. We, like Israel, can know who God is by what He does in our lives. He would redeem them from slavery in Egypt. He has redeemed us from sin via Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. He claims those that trust Him as Savior as sons and daughters of God. ---If you will pay attention, however, you can see God operate in your everyday life. The more you get in tune with God by meditating on His Word, the Bible; and the more real time you spend in prayer, the more you know God intimately. God wants to reveal Himself to you today. Are you paying attention?