Exodus 33:14 The Lord replied, "My Presence will go with you, (As Moses continues his intercessory prayer and communion with the Lord, the Lord says, rather than sending His angel with the people as their guide, as He had said earlier when the people had turned their back on Him, that He Himself pledges Himself to go with them. As God expresses His commitment to His people in spite of their grave sin and because of Moses' intercession on their behalf, the Hebrew language is very emphatic that the Lord has determined He Himself pledges to accompany His people as they continue their travel to God's Promised Land for them. For us today, we need to remember that the Lord does hear us when we pray, He does respond to our pleas, and He does involve us and our intercession in making His decisions for our and others' lives. Moses is a picture here of Christ Who bears us before the Father and of Holy Spirit Who advocates on our behalf. And the Lord says to us today that He Himself has determined, has pledged, has committed Himself to accompany us, to lead us, to guide us, to provide for us on our life journey.) and I will give you rest." (Not only will the Lord provide His Own leadership, but He reasserts His promise to give Moses and His people rest. This rest does not indicate a future absence of trials and challenges because the people experienced hardships and battles as they invaded the land to possess it. Rather, this promise of rest is the Promised Land itself, of an established place for this homeless and wandering people of God, a place that God Himself has chosen for them and a place where they may call home. For us today, here is a picture of our life battle as the Lord leads us into the purposes He has for us. As we engage in that life journey, we are assured that the Lord Himself pledges to us that He Himself goes with us, that He has provided the strength of His rest as we do battle, and that our final resting place is both a Promised Land of His mighty presence with us daily, as well as an ultimate eternity with Him.)
