DAY 173: Show Me Your Glory

Bible Plan Reading: Exodus 33:12-23; 2 Corinthians 4:6

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When everything feels uncertain, you may ask for a sign, a plan, or a guarantee. Moses asks for something deeper: God’s presence and God’s glory.

Moses speaks with the Lord about leading Israel. He says God has told him to bring up the people but has not fully shown him who will go with him.

Second Corinthians 4 says God has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of His glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Moses could not see God’s face fully and live.

God is glorious beyond human capacity, yet generous in self-revelation. He protects Moses from what would overwhelm Him and still grants a real encounter with His goodness and name.

The glory Moses longed to see is revealed in Jesus Christ. At the cross, God’s glory looks like mercy, justice, goodness, and self-giving love.

Pray Moses’ prayer in your own words: “Show me Your glory.” Then look for God’s glory in Jesus by reading one Gospel paragraph slowly and naming one thing about God you see there.

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REFLECT & RESPOND

Key Line: God’s glory shines most clearly in the face of Jesus Christ.

Reflection Question: Are you seeking God Himself, or mainly seeking instructions, relief, or outcomes from Him?

Practice: Read one paragraph from a Gospel and write one thing it reveals about God’s glory in Jesus.

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PRAYER

God, I need more than answers and plans. I need Your presence. Show me Your glory in the face of Jesus Christ.