15 Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.
I envy Moses. Moses knew exactly what he wanted. He chose his relationship with God over accomplishments. In contrast, the Isrealites chose a different path. God offered an angel with them as they entered the Promised Land to ensure their success in every venture. No army or city wall could stop them, and everything that they ever dreamed of seemed to be theirs to take. Yet, the only thing missing was the presence of God. They were obstinate, and God said that he would not go with them when their hearts were far from him.
It really shows that victory and great accomplishments are not necessarily a sign of God’s presence. To me, it was really like new revelation. I always thought that these are like blessings in which reflects God’s blessings. But today, I learnt that people can still inadvertently choose success over their walk with God.
And Moses wisely put across that success, no matter how great, is not a substitute for fellowship with God. Worldly achievements, success, power, wealth can be attained and can be lost easily and quickly too. Security comes from our relationship with God, and not any substitutes.
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about my future, whether I can get a good job with good career prospects that pays well, and allow me to save up for you know, marriage, a car, and many others. And the more I dwell on it, I seem to have taken God out of the picture. I can only hear myself saying, ‘oh God, you know I need all these. Help me!’
It's really hard to be like Moses, coz it's so easy to lose focus on what you started out with initially. It may be with good intentions… but the chasing of these accomplishments has set my focus far from God’s plans. Today I learnt that valuing God’s presence is indeed far better than any of these achievements I can ever experience in this world! Lord, please place my focus back on you! Help me to choose only where your presence is!
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