Experiencing God

"He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel" (Ps 103:7). At first blush, it appears that this is a straight-forward synthetic parallalelism where one thought is is spoken twice - that God makes himself known to his people. 

But, closer examination shows it to be an antithetical parallelism, where God is revealed differently to Moses than to the people in general. The people bore witness to the deeds of God, they saw his power. But Moses bore witness to the ways of Gid, he came to know him.   As recorded in the book of Deuteronomy, there was no one else "like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face" (34:10).

The people of Israel came to know what God could do but Moses came to know God. Moses did't just accepted the blessings or tremble at his disappointment. Moses approached Gid daily and talked with him. Moses had a personal relationship with the Lord, not just an academic or theological knowledge of him. 

The difference in Moses and the others was that quality of seeking to know God, spending time talking to him and, in the process, like any two individuals persons, they became friends. 

Jesus said, "Come unto me, take my yoke upon you and learn of me" (Matt 11:28). The invitation is to be yoked with him and as you pull together, you learn his ways. In Revelation 3:20, he implores, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. Whoever will answer me, I will come in and eat with him."  This is an invitation to the intimacy experienced by friends - an invitation to experience God. 

Do you?  Have you been learning about him or coming to know him?  Do you simply study his deeds or do you commune with him?  Jus' Askn.