YouVersion Notes

Are we satisfied with a “passing by” relationship with God? Or are we constraining Him to Abide?

God’s not satisfied with a passing by relationship with you. He wants to remain with you.

God doesn’t mind when we stop Him, grab hold of Him, reach out and say, “Do not pass me by.”

22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. Exodus 33:22 NKJV

2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, 3 and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. Genesis 18:2-3 NKJV

28 Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. 29 But they constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them. Luke 24:28-29 NKJV

 

Exodus 33:12–21, Matthew 7:24–25, 2 Corinthians 3:7–11, Luke 18:35–43, Genesis 18:2–3

YouVersion Notes

Moses asked God to show him His Glory, His overabundance of who He is, and God responded.

I WILL . . .

. . . make all my goodness pass before you.

GOD IS THE BEST! He will make His best pass before you.

. . . proclaim the name of the Lord before you.

RUN INTO the name of the LORD!

. . . be gracious to whom I will be gracious.

God has a place reserved for you at His right hand. STAND on the ROCK!

Make your prayer today – God show me your glory, where I’ve limited you in my life.

19 Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” Exodus 33:19 NKJV

 

Exodus 33:19, Psalm 124:8, Psalm 20:7, Exodus 34:6–9, Exodus 33:12–16

YouVersion Notes

There are only TWO WAYS! God’s Way and NOT God’s Way.

God’s Way leads to strength. God’s Presence gives us rest. Not God’s Way leads to destruction.

There is NO 3rd Way. Don’t be fooled, thinking there is a third way.

Moses asked God to show him His Way so that he would know God. Because being in His Presence was his greatest desire and primary goal.

How do we know, if we know God? If we know God’s Way, and keep His commandments.

We are telling ourselves a lie, if we believe we can know God outside of keeping His Way.

Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” Exodus 33:13 NKJV

Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. I John 2:3-4 NKJV

 

Exodus 33:13, Psalms 103:7, Psalms 128:1, Proverbs 10:29, Philippians 3:8-10, I John 2:3-6

We have a holy responsibility to steward and maintain the flame of God that He’s given us.

God wants the fire of Holy Spirit to be a continual, perpetual flame, and He is saying – If you will just step over the line into that place of unpredictable, surprising Pentecost – I’ll amaze you, and I’ll cause your flame to blaze.

“And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it; and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.” Lev 6:12-13

“Do not quench the Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19

We are all looking, searching for something. It’s in our heart to search. In the process, we can turn to the counterfeit and unholy things to fill us up, when really, the only thing that can and needs to fill our emptiness is the presence of the living God through Jesus Christ.

Matthew 13 : 44 – 46 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.”

 

Matthew 13:44–46, Psalm 27