1 John 1:2 (New International Version)
2The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.
John 1:14 (New International Version)
14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,[a] who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:1 (New International Version)
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
What happened here? What did Moses see? We don’t know exactly. We can try to imagine, but it’s difficult. God comes down in a cloud and stands beside Moses. He then covers him and obscures his view. Then, He passes by Moses while proclaiming His gloriousness It’s hard for me to imagine how this looked, but I can imagine how it sounded! You see, God told Moses he would see something then, God said something. He spoke … the Living Word. Herein lies the beauty of this episode. Here in this moment, we get a glimpse, just a glimpse of Jesus. This is what is regarded in theological speak as a ‘theophany’. A theophany in general terms is regarded as a physical manifestation or appearance of God. In Christian specific thinking, it is regarded as a pre-incarnate or Old Testament appearance of Jesus Christ. Faith comes by hearing beloved. God declared Himself by telling us how He is personified in the Son. What we know about Jesus today is what was declared on this remarkable day. Can you see it? You should be able to. It’s how we are created. We’re created to form images based on what we hear. In declaring Himself, God set forever in motion, a move of the Spirit that would continually activate faith wherever His declaration was heard. Listen to the words used: Love, Faithfulness, Gracious, Compassionate, Forgiving. He still declares these things about himself today. Every moment of every day He declares that He is longsuffering, not willing that any should perish. He declares that He’s made a Way out of no way. Just come to Jesus. Who wouldn’t want to serve a God like that? Go get your hat and c’mon…
Blessings,
♪ Come to Jesus ♪
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