Monday, 21 December 2009 01:00 | and posted in Divine Presence
Then Moses said to the Lord, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with [us] unless you go with us? What else will distinguish [us] from all the other people on the face of the earth?” Exodus 33:15-16
What's the point of going anywhere without God, even to a place as good as the Promised Land? This is Moses' view. He is so in love with God that he never wants to leave God's side.
Moses also realises that without God's presence, Israel are just like everyone else. There's a big difference between being people of presence and people of religion. How important is God's presence to you?