Exodus 33::12a Moses said to the Lord, "You have been telling me, (As Moses talks to the Lord after the people's grievous disobedience when they worshiped the gold idol they had made, Moses is praying, interceding for himself and for God's people. He speaks what he knows and has heard, putting to remembrance what the Lord has said in the past. When we talk to the Lord in the midst of our trials, Moses shows us we need to speak the truths that the Lord has revealed to us, both from experiences we have had with Him in the past and through the essential principles of His revealed Word to us. The Lord invites us to speak forth what is in our heart and gives us the opportunity to engage with Him and to be honest with Him and with ourselves.) 'Lead these people,' but You have not let me know whom You will send with me." (Moses knew he needed help. While the Lord had earlier said He would send an angel with His people to guide them, Moses felt he needed more information. While he had been on Mt. Sinai receiving God's covenant of the Ten Commandments for His people, they had strayed far from their earlier commitment to the Lord when they had said they would do whatever He asked of them and then immediately proceeded to turn their backs on God and to worship an idol. Aaron, the designated priestly leader, whom Moses had depended on to lead the people in his absence, had, instead, been led by them. Moses knew he needed a strong commander to help him move on toward the Promised Land. Often, we, too, depend on someone whom the Lord has sent to us, but we place on them more responsibility than their walk with the Lord has matured them to handle. Like Moses, we need to ask the Lord to send us mentors, help, and support, whom He will send who will come alongside us with expertise and skills that will compliment what the Lord is doing in our lives. Later, in addition to Aaron, the Lord answers Moses' request and raises up Joshua to be exactly who Moses needs to help him lead God's people. When we seek the Lord, He also surrounds us with people and mentors who extend the Lord's support and encouragement and help. And today for us, the Lord has sent us Holy Spirit, to be all that for which Moses had yearned, and to be our comforter and advocate and helper and guide.)
