I recently ran in the Hood to Coast relay; I can identify with this runner who's ready to toss in the towel and let the race pass him by. Our life in Christ is a race to run, and sometimes we feel the same way. "Somebody cut me off!" "I'm tired, I've been at this a long time!" "I didn't train for this..." "They didn't tell me it would be that hard." "I'm not the best, I won't finish first, so why run at all?!"
Moses felt like that too. He turned his back fro a little bit to spend time on the mountain with God, and Israel just fell apart: no appreciation for his sacrifice and the pattern he had set. No commitment to stick out and remain faithful. Worn out and frustrated, it was hard to go on. Moses asked two things of God that made the difference for him, and will make the difference for us. He said, "Lord, show me your way." and Lord, show me your glory--show me yourself." We'll run a better race by getting our eyes off our will and on His way, off of our self and on Jesus Himself.
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