Let us draw closer to GOD!
It is all about our closeness to HIS Presence.
Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Exodus chapter 33:
12 Then Moses said to the LORD, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.’
FATHER also knows you and me by name.
13 Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.”
14 And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.
16 For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.”
17 So the LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.”
18 And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.”
19 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
There were three things Moses asked of GOD since He knew Moses by name:
Show me Your Ways
I want Your Presence to go with us
I want to see Your Glory
David wrote by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 103:
7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.
As we spend time with THE LORD, we will come to know HIS ways, HIS nature, and HIS expectations. Israel saw God’s acts (miracles, provision, judgments), but Moses came to know God’s ways — His nature and intentions.
We should seek God Himself, not only His blessings. Many people seek answers,
protection, provision, experiences, and miracles. On the other hand, Moses pursued a close relationship with FATHER.
God’s ways become clearer through relationship, not merely information.
As we spend time in Scripture, our relationship with HIM will grow closer.
The Bible repeatedly reveals how God thinks, what He Loves, what He hates,
how He deals with people, His justice, His mercy, His Holiness, and His patience.
Especially important are:
the Gospels for seeing Jesus,
Psalms for understanding God’s Heart,
Proverbs for Wisdom,
the prophets for God’s warnings and purposes.
According to the New Testament, Jesus Christ is the clearest revelation of God’s Nature:
Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:
7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father‘?
We are to obey what we already understand. Scripture connects understanding with obedience. People often want deeper revelation while ignoring what is already clear.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 7:
16 So Jesus responded, “I don’t teach My own ideas, but the Truth revealed to Me by the One Who sent Me.
17 If you want to test My teachings and discover where I received them, first be passionate to do God’s will, and then you will be able to discern if My teachings are from the Heart of God or from My own opinions.
Spiritual understanding grows through practiced obedience. There are times we will learn through trials and suffering. Many people discover God’s ways most deeply during hardship.
Trials can teach dependence, humility, perseverance, trust, compassion, and surrender. Often shows God using hardship to shape people.
We are to pray for Wisdom and discernment. We are encouraged to ask God for Wisdom. “Lord, teach me Your ways and keep me from deception.”
We are to walk in reverence and humility, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom.” We are to approach God with reverence, openness, and willingness to be corrected.
Pride blinds people to God’s ways; humility makes a person teachable.
God’s ways are consistently marked by Truth, Holiness, mercy, justice, patience, faithfulness, Love, and righteousness. Anything that contradicts His revealed Character should be tested carefully.
Many want:
power without Holiness,
blessings without surrender,
answers without transformation.
But knowing God’s ways changes the person:
how they think,
treat others,
respond to pressure,
use authority,
handle suffering,
pursue Truth.
To know the ways of God is to seek Him sincerely, study His Word, obey Him,
remain humble and teachable, walk with Him through life, and gradually learn His Heart, Wisdom, and Character through relationship and faithfulness.