Exodus 34:8-9a Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. (After the Lord spoke to Moses, revealing Himself and His presence, and declared His love and mercy to Moses and His people, Moses could only bow in worship and adoration and acknowledgement that this God was Lord, that He is compassionate and gracious, that He is slow to anger, that He abounds in love and faithfulness, and that He maintains His love and forgives our wickedness, rebellion, and sin. When we today fully see Who God really is, we, too, can only bow in submission. Our only possible response can be to worship Him.) "Lord," he said, "if I have found favor in Your eyes, then let the Lord go with us." (Once Moses understood that God was for him, once Moses understood that the Lord revealed Himself to him because God had chosen Moses and had chosen to favor the man, Moses' first response was to plead for the Lord's continued presence. Since we also know that God has chosen us, since we also know that the Lord has chosen to dwell with us, like Moses, we can confidently invite the Lord into our lives and hearts and ask Him to go with us and guide us through our day today.)
