There is much in this chapter but the verse that stands out to me today as I read is verses 15-16, "Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”'
Moses asks the question that I believe is relevant in the church (gatherings that claim Christian roots) today. Is the presence of God with us? If He isn't, then Moses is correct there is nothing that distinguishes us from anyone else. A church without the presence of God is no different from a Buddhist temple or a Muslim shrine. This is why some people see all religions as the same, man's attempt to seek God. Moses knew otherwise without the presence of God even when it meant judgment when they sinned was better than not having it.
This should be our heart cry today. God send your presence into our church even if it brings correction and judgment for your judgment/correction is better than the mercy of the world.
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