“Moses immediately knelt low on the ground and worshiped. Then he said, ‘My Lord, if I have indeed found favor with you, my Lord, please go with us (even though this is a stiff-necked people), forgive our iniquity and our sin, and accept us as your own possession.'” (CSB – Read the chapter)
There are some people around whom you are expected to behave a certain way. Society expects you to toe that line. The person in question expects it. You even expect it of yourself. And what’s more, you weren’t taught that. You just know it. There’s a kind of sixth sense when you are around the person that behaving in ways other than the right way simply won’t do. Now, exactly what the right way to behave around a given person is going to vary depending on the person and the circumstances. All the same, if you get it wrong, everyone is going to know it. When Moses encountered the presence and glory of God, He responded with worship and repentance. Let’s talk about why this was the right reaction, and how we can mimic it in our own lives.
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