SHOW ME YOUR GLORY

“But Moshe said, ‘I beg you to show me your glory!’”
Exodus 33:18

What a bold request I think, asking Adonai to show himself. Granted Moshe and He were on a first name basis and really tight and all, but it still is seen by me as bold. Where did Moshe get the guts to ask Adonai if he could see His glory? In the King James Version it reads, “I beseech thee…”, which Webster’s defines as an urgent or anxious begging; an earnest request. Earnestly Moshe begged for Adonai to show him His glory. And yet his boldness was rewarded. Moshe would not be able to see the face of Adonai, but he would be granted to see His back as all His goodness passed before Moshe.
I cannot help but wonder about my reaction if I had been Moshe. If I would have found the courage to ask such a request, and if Adonai agreed to put me in a crevice as He passed by, what would my reaction be? In all honesty it would perhaps be one of greater reverence. To know that the maker of all creation, the one Adam walked with in the cool of the day, was allowing me to view the hindsight of His glory, my life would never be the same. And yet, in a way having a daily allowance to be with Adonai and hear His heart and see His hand, I have made a grave mistake. I have reduced just who He is. I have not looked on Him in reverence but rather with casualty. I know I cannot stand in the fullness of His presence, but I also know I cannot continue to belittle His presence. Oh Adonai, help me to keep you in right perspective as you daily give me the chance to have you pass before me.

Exodus 33:17-23