Exodus 33:12-13
One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’ If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.”
Keep in mind that these verses come after I just read that The Lord spoke to Moses in the tabernacle face to face a a man speaks to his friend. Moses clearly trust God and wants to obey and follow His instructions. But I get the sense that Moses is a bit frustrated here. It seems as if he's having an internal battle, wanting to whole-heartedly trust God but also feeling like he needs God to give him a little more info to help shore up his trust or his faith. Is Moses really quoting God to God to try and "force" God into something?
Boy, I know I've prayed that kind of prayer. I am doing, have done or am about to do what I thnink God wants me to. But I don't quite see how it's really going to work. I tell the Lord I know He has a plan and wants what is best for me. But I just need a little more understanding or insight into His plan to keep me from faultering. I tell Him His Word says this or that just like when my kids go, "Dad you said..."
Moses interprets God's looking favorably on him as letting Moses know God's ways, God's plan. But God knew what Moses was really needing was just assurance that God would go with him. It's always easier for my kids to do something "scary" when I'm right there holding their hand, too, even if they don't always know everything that's going on.
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