Promise 82 from Exodus 33:17

Ex. 33:17 - "The Lord said to Moses, 'I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.'" - Moses continued to press even further into God asking Him, "How will I know I have favour? If you will not go with us, don't send us out." Then God says those words that Moses was longing to hear. "You have found favor in My sight!" But not only that, God tells Moses why, "Because I have known you by name!" I just love that ! God didn't grant Moses favour because he pushed God's hand to say what he wanted Him to say, but He granted Moses favour simply because He knew Moses personally and intimately. He pours out His favour on us because He knows us personally by name, He knows us and He loves us and even likes us. Step into His favour today and you carry Him with you!

Promise 81 from Exodus 33:14

Ex. 33:14 - "And He said, 'My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest'." - Moses is pressing into the Lord and is longing to know God more and to have His favour. I think He was wanting to hear God tell him all His secrets and say "yes, Moses you have my favour." but God simply says, I'll be with you and give you rest." We learn the ways of the Lord, not from stressful striving, begging and pleading, but when we watch what He does from our place of rest. For those who are in Christ Jesus, He resides in us already so we already have His favour in His presence. Out of rest we can trust Him to show us more about Himself. His presence and rest are all we need to know Him more.

Promise 80 from Exodus 33:12b

Ex. 33:12b. - "Moreover, You have said, 'I have known you by name, and have also found favour in My sight'." - I just love this; not only does God know us by name but He finds favour in us. He loves to pour out His favour on His children. Even when we make mistakes, God is still ready to lavish us with His favour. Many people don't step into His favour because they don't recongnise that it is there to accept and to step into. Most Christians don't think they are worthy to receive God's favour because they equate how they feel about themselves with how God feels about them. But the opposite is true; God knows our potential as His children, He sees the treasure in us and favours us because of it. If we only understood who we are as God knows us, we would be able to freely step into His favour.

Promise 79 from Exodus 33:11a

Ex. 33:11a - "Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend." - Moses met with the Lord regularly, he had a very intimate relationship with the Lord in that there was a comfort with one another. Not only did Moses find it desirable to meet with God, but God found it desirable to meet with Moses. God is the same today as He was in Moses' day. Jesus was the identical reflection of His Father, who showed that same intimate closeness with His followers. God is not only the Heavenly Creator, Master and King but is also a Friend. He loves to spend time with you, HE delights in you!

Promise 78 from Exodus 33:9-10

Ex. 33:9-10 - "Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and the Lord would speak with Moses. When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent." - In an earlier verse it says the people who sought after the Lord would arise and stand at their tent and gaze upon Moses as Moses approached the tent of meeting. They were watching in great anticipation of the coming of the Lord in the cloud as Moses went into the tent to chat with Him. When the people saw the cloud cover the tent the people began to worship. There are times when we need to be chatting with the Lord and other times we need to just worship Him. As long as the Lord was present, the people worshipped. Our fist response when we see the presence of God should be to worship Him. This wasn't a one-off occurrence for God's people, vs. 9 says "whenever Moses entered the tent", God showed up and the people worshipped. That means every single time Moses sought God, God showed up, which means every time the people sought God they saw Him too and they worshipped, every time. When we make worship a priority "every time" we gather in a place where we WANT to see God working, either individually or corporately, God WILL show up!

Promise 77 from Exodus 32:34

Ex. 32:34 - "But go now, lead the people where I told you. Behold, My angel shall go before you; nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin." - God does not hold a grudge against His people. God was not happy with the Israelites for making a golden calf and yes initially He wanted to wipe them all away, but Moses interceded on their behalf. The situation is settled when 3,000 people who did not choose the ways of the lord were killed by those who did, according to God's instruction through Moses. So Moses brings the sins of those who respect the Lord before Him so as to ask forgiveness. God says, "on THE day that I punish, I'll deal with them then." It is one day of judgement, not a life-long scourging. He even promises to put an angel before them so as to help them reach the promised land. Many people think that God carries a grudge and that He delights in making life miserable for those who have sinned in one way or another, even though they had asked for forgiveness. The character of God is to deal with it, i.e. forgive when you ask for forgiveness, and move on. God's love is greater than His wrath.

Promise 76 from Exodus 32:11a,14

Ex. 32:11a, 14 - "Then Moses entreated the Lord his God, .... So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people." - Moses prayed that God would change His mind from what He planned to do to His people and He did. God is a jealous God and it broke His heart when His people turned away from Him. He was going to strike them all down, then start with a fresh batch of people for which to fulfill His promise to Moses. But Moses pleaded on their behalf, and God changed His mind. This verse shows us the impact of intercession when we are in right relationship with the Lord. At that moment the people didn't know that Moses was praying for them, so they themselves didn't change, therefore their actions did not sway God's decision. I believe it was the loving relationship between Moses and God that was the deciding factor for the Lord. God listens to those who love Him and He answers their prayers.