Scripture: Exodus 3:13-14
But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
Thought for the Day: In his book, What We Talk About When We Talk About God, Rob Bell has this marvelous thought about this entity we call God. Rob writes, “Is there a more volatile word loaded down with more history, assumptions, and expectations than that tired, old, relevant, electrically charged, provocative, fresh, antiquated yet ubiquitous as ever, familiar/unfamiliar word God?” We toss around the word God with an assumed familiarity, and the journey of faith should always encourage a growing relationship with the living God. At the same time, there is often a theological impression that is presumptuous and pretentious. I feel as if I know my wife pretty well, but she still surprises me often. There remains much to learn. If that is true with someone who is physically in my presence every day, it is probably even more true of God who desires to be known and yet remains nebulous and always beyond human definitions. That difficulty appears to be well documented in the divine name by which Moses came to know the Divine Presence: I am who I am. It is so simple, yet it would take more than a life time to explore the One who is those words and so much more.
Prayer: As I encounter you, O Mighty God – Prince of Peace – Everlasting Father, I only grow in my desire to know you more. You are both the infinite and the One who chose to be known in the finite. Guide me in the joyous exploration of what I shall never fully understand. Amen.
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Thanks Bruce!!