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Tuesday of the Second Week after the Epiphany
Today’s Reading: Exodus 33:12-23
Daily Lectionary: Joel 1:1-20; Romans 10:1-21
And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Stop. Saying. God. Is. Everywhere. Clapping emojis. Of course, God can act anywhere. “Where shall I flee from your presence?” But His presence is distinct. Moses begs for it. He doesn’t say, “God is everywhere, man.” He says God’s specific presence is the mark of His favor. Side note: never accept theological insight ending in “man.”
The incarnate God is incompatible with the God of the ether. The God who wraps Himself in human flesh to save you doesn’t work through a cloud, but through a cross. You don’t have to wonder where He is because He shows you. God can work everywhere, but what matters is that He works in specific places for you. God’s being everywhere offers no comfort. He’s not satisfied with that, so He promises Moses a revelation, even if it’s just of His back. We don’t get to see His face for another 1,500 years.
The light of the glory of God is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ. You are given a vision of the glory of God that Moses didn’t see until he rested. You are given the comfort of knowing that God’s favor is upon you, not by your works, but by His present mercy. Comfort comes from knowing where God is, and more importantly, what He’s doing. He reveals this in a specific place. Christ crucified. Present mercy for you. Baptism. Christ shows up in Divine Service in Body and Blood for you to eat and drink. God can work everywhere but puts Himself in bread and wine for you. God can work everywhere and chooses to work in the water and the Word to bring you comfort in the face of so much that’s unknown. We aren’t limiting God when we say that He wants you to know where and how He’s present. He chooses to reveal Himself this way so that you would be certain of His blessings. You are baptized. The favor of the Lord is with you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Harrison Goodman
Christ is our cornerstone, On Him alone we build; With His true saints alone The courts of heav’n are filled. On His great love Our hopes we place Of present grace And joys above. (Christ is our Cornerstone, LSB 912:1)
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By Higher Things®Today’s Reading: Exodus 33:12-23
Daily Lectionary: Joel 1:1-20; Romans 10:1-21
And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Stop. Saying. God. Is. Everywhere. Clapping emojis. Of course, God can act anywhere. “Where shall I flee from your presence?” But His presence is distinct. Moses begs for it. He doesn’t say, “God is everywhere, man.” He says God’s specific presence is the mark of His favor. Side note: never accept theological insight ending in “man.”
The incarnate God is incompatible with the God of the ether. The God who wraps Himself in human flesh to save you doesn’t work through a cloud, but through a cross. You don’t have to wonder where He is because He shows you. God can work everywhere, but what matters is that He works in specific places for you. God’s being everywhere offers no comfort. He’s not satisfied with that, so He promises Moses a revelation, even if it’s just of His back. We don’t get to see His face for another 1,500 years.
The light of the glory of God is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ. You are given a vision of the glory of God that Moses didn’t see until he rested. You are given the comfort of knowing that God’s favor is upon you, not by your works, but by His present mercy. Comfort comes from knowing where God is, and more importantly, what He’s doing. He reveals this in a specific place. Christ crucified. Present mercy for you. Baptism. Christ shows up in Divine Service in Body and Blood for you to eat and drink. God can work everywhere but puts Himself in bread and wine for you. God can work everywhere and chooses to work in the water and the Word to bring you comfort in the face of so much that’s unknown. We aren’t limiting God when we say that He wants you to know where and how He’s present. He chooses to reveal Himself this way so that you would be certain of His blessings. You are baptized. The favor of the Lord is with you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Harrison Goodman
Christ is our cornerstone, On Him alone we build; With His true saints alone The courts of heav’n are filled. On His great love Our hopes we place Of present grace And joys above. (Christ is our Cornerstone, LSB 912:1)