May the Lord bless you with peace and health in the Holy Spirit.
It is 27th July 2021.
We reflect on Exodus 33:7-1; 34:5-9, 28 and the Gospel of Matthew 13:36-43.
Facing God daily empowers us to cope with the race we are in.
Moses used to enter the tent of meeting. As soon as he entered, the Lord’s presence would descend as the pillar of God on the tent of meeting. “The Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.” (Ex. 33:11).
The tent of meeting is more of a presence than a place. It is the realization of God’s presence and making a home for the Lord in our lives. However clumsy, choppy, and cracked our lives be, we can still make a room for the Lord who alone deserves the space in our lives. God shows God’s countenance and glory to all those who prepare the space in our lives as often as we could.
Coming to the Lord is like an experience of returning to our most intimate friends’ home. God wants to listen to us and allow us to listen from God. The intimacy between God and Moses was remarkable and achievable in our life when we are willing to enter the tent of meeting on a regular basis not for consulting and communicating but be soaked in the presence of the Lord and eventually be cleansed from all that troubles us spiritually and materially.
Do we go into the tent of meeting? How often do we present ourselves to the Lord?
It is good to whisper the prayer of Moses, “if I have found favour in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us, forgive our wickedness and our sin and take us as your inheritance.” (Ex.34:8).
We all long to come home where we can be the person as we are without mask or make up. Freedom and friendly atmosphere we enjoy paves the path of intimacy among the members of the family. The explanation, experiences, and expressions of love are possible when we come home. When we are at home with the Lord, we can listen to the elaboration of the Word of God that applies to us. The passage of the day teaches us to go with the pace of God without racing our life, erasing the footprints of hope, and rushing to judge others.
May we come home to the Lord be at home with the Lord. God bless you.