“Please, Show Me Your Glory!”: Moses’ Faith in Moses’ Words
Last spring my husband developed and
taught an eight week study called “Great and Marvelous: Moses and the Nature of
God.” It was “a life of Moses study focusing on the relationship between Moses
and the Lord God Almighty” (Bill Hall). The idea for this poem grew from
insights gleaned from taking his class. Also, this post is best viewed on a desktop (rather than a mobile device) due to the fully justified margins.
A
beautiful baby hidden in Nile’s reeds; Exodus 2:1-3
Rescued,
became mighty in words and deeds.
Acts 7:22
Yet
pleasures and treasures and fame he would trade,
For
the reproach of Christ their value outweighed. Hebrews
11:24-26
He
knew by his hand God would set Israel free,
But
the “how” of God’s plans would unfold differently
Than
Moses could guess or ever have chosen. Acts
7:23-30
His
faith through his words is passionately woven,
Genuine
and growing through decades of living. Psalm
90
Read
then, my soul, his words in your wrestling,
And
echo the faith of the faithful again. Romans
15:4, I Cor. 10:1-13
I
will now turn aside, and see…Here am I. Exodus 3:3-4
Please, show me Your glory!
Who
am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh? Exodus
3:11
Please, show me Your glory!
What
is [Your] name? What shall I say unto them? Exodus
3:13
Please, show me Your glory!
Please,
Lord, send deliverance by someone else’s hand. Exodus
4:13
The
God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go... Exodus
5:3
Please, show me Your glory!
Lord,
why have You caused trouble for this people?
And
why did You ever send me? Exodus
5:22-23
Please, show me Your glory!
Thus
saith the LORD God of the Hebrews… Exodus
10:3
Please, show me Your glory!
Remember
this day…by strength of hand the LORD brought you out. Exodus 13:3
Please, show me Your glory!
I
will sing unto the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously:…
Who
is like You, O LORD, among the gods?
Who
is like You, glorious in holiness?...
The
LORD shall reign forever and ever. Exodus 15:1-18
Please, show me Your glory!
Show
me now Your way, that I may know You. Exodus
33:13
Please, show me Your glory!
If
Your Presence doesn’t go, don’t bring us up from here. Exodus 33:14-17
Please, show me Your glory!
PLEASE, SHOW ME YOUR GLORY! Exodus 33:18
Please, show me Your glory!
So
Moses made haste, and bowed his head…and worshiped. Exodus 34:5-9
Now
Moses was mortal and he made mistakes, Numbers
20:7-12
But his yearning to know God nothing could shake. Hebrews
11:27
And
one day he’d stand with Jesus talking
About
His soon death, Passover’s fulfilling. Luke 9:28-31
From
the oldest psalm in Scripture recorded Psalm
90
To
Revelation’s refrain of worship afforded, Revelation
15:1-4
His
songs honor the One he spoke to face to face Exodus
33:9-11
Yahweh
that called him and extended His grace. Exodus
33:17
Then,
Lord, help me likewise to never stop seeking
To
know You regardless of how things are going. Matthew
7:7-8
Please, show me Your glory!