Who is God?

Scripture:

Exodus 34:6  "The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, 'The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation'".

Observation:

When God called Moses up on the mountain to receive the second set of commandments, He came down and proclaimed Himself to Moses.  He introduced Himself using the words written above.  When someone describes themselves, we see how they want to be seen by others instead of what others see about the person.

Application:

God gave a us a beautiful self-portrait in this passage.  He told us who He was as He described Himself to Moses.  No matter how we feel at the present time or what we are personally going through, God is God and does not change.  He is merciful, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.  We need to see God for who He is instead of how we think He is.

Prayer:

Father, let me know You like Moses knew You.  I want to see You exactly as You are.  I know that now I see through a glass darkly, but I want to see You more and more clearly every day.  Help me not to project on You things that are not You, but to see You for who You are at all times.  You are amazing!

Yours,
Jeff