DAY FOUR

 “Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”

And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. 

I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy,

and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

But,” He said, “You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”

 Exodus 33:18-20

“Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed His name, the Lord. 

And as He passed in front of Moses, proclaiming,

“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God,

slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,

maintaining love to thousands,

and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. 

Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished;

He punishes the children and their children

for the sin of the fathers

to the third and fourth generation.”

Exodus 34:5-7 

Notice in this revelation of God’s nature, both His mercy and His justice. God showed Moses that His glory is evident, not so much in what He looks like but in whom He is.  Never forget that God’s mercy is the weightiest part of His character.  Jesus illustrated, both in the stories He told and in the way He treated people, that God is a merciful God.  Francis Frangipane, in his book, “Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment”, put it like this, “God is not looking for reasons to judge us but for opportunities to show mercy.”  Allow God’s mercy to soak into your soul as you read through and reflect on this Scripture.