"SHOW
ME THE WAY"
Moses'
example of the power of prayer
Ex.
33:12-13 Moses prayed to God for guidance
in order to lead His
people.
Before
Moses' prayer
Ex.
20:1-7 God SPOKE to the people His law
(Regarding
idolatry and His sovereignty)
Ex.
20:18-23 The
people feared God's voice.
(He
had spoken directly to them so
they would fear and not sin.)
After
speaking directly to the people, God spoke to Moses
Punishment
for violating this law (as
spoken to Moses by God):
Ex.
22:20 "He
who sacrifices to any god, except to
the Lord only, he shall be
utterly
destroyed."
Ex.
23:20-26 God assured Moses, promising to
send an Angel
before them.
(He
again reiterates His forbidding
them to worship any other.)
But
while God was instructing
Moses, the people sinned
Ex.
32:1-10 They committed idolatry & God was
ready to destroy them.
Ex.
32:11-14 Moses PRAYED for his people,
pleading
for
mercy.
Ex.
33:1-6 God tells Moses to go with his people
to the promised land. He
would send
an Angel before them, but HE
would
not go with
them.
Ex.
33:12-13 Moses' prayer: "SHOW ME THE
WAY"
"Way"
- "A
course of life or mode of action."
Ex.
33:14-16 After God agrees to go before them,
Moses' reply:
"If
You don't go with us, don't send
us on our way."
BUMPER STICKER I SAW - "Don't leave home without Him."
Moses
realized his/their need. By
His going with them, it would demonstrate that they
were His
people & mark their separation from all other people (as they
entered the land of Canaan with its idolatrous people.)
1
Pet. 2:9-12 We are His people, distinct from the
world. Live
according to His
guidance so the world will
recognize this
and glorify Him.
Prayer
- Requires an acknowledgment that we are in
need
of Him.
Jn.
15:1-8 Jesus' parable of the Vine and the
branches.
(Shows
our need for him in producing fruit.)
OUR
NEED FOR CHRIST IN THIS WORLD
As
Moses, Christ now serves as our Mediator
(Ex.
32:11-14) Moses
had pleaded on their
behalf, interceding as a mediator.
1
Tim. 2:5 "For
there is one God and one Mediator
between God and men, the Man
Christ
Jesus."
Psm.
34:15-18 The Lord hears the righteous
(broken-hearted,
contrite, humble)
but
not
those
who do evil.
Jas.
5:16-18 Effective
prayer - by the righteous -
accomplishes MUCH.
vss.
19-20 To
turn back the sinful (As
Moses did)
covers
much sin.
As
we reach out to save the lost - remember Moses.
INVITATION
Eph.
6:10-20 Be strong in the Lord - put on your
armor - and PRAY.