THAT I Might KNOW HIM
by David Wilkerson
God gave Moses a frightening directive: "Depart, and
go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of
Egypt, unto the land which I swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob,
saying, Unto they seed will I give it: and I will send an angel before thee . .
. for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people:
lest I consume thee in the way"
(Exodus 33:1-3).
They wanted to dance, play and follow their lustful
appetites.
Only the sons of Levi stood up for the holiness of God.
God said, "I will give you what I promised."
They could claim all their rights and His protection but not His presence.
Today we are seeing the sad spectacle of multitudes of
God's people moving on in their religious quest for promised rights, boasting
of angelic help against enemies, but having no holy, awesome, convicting
presence of Christ in them.
What could be worse than hearing the Lord command them to
go up to a land flowing with milk and honey and yet say that He would not go up
with them (see Exodus 33:3)? God said to them, "You are an obstinate
people. If I should go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy
you" (see Exodus 33:5).
No wonder there was so much glory in his face. He wanted
only to know the Lord. The only favor he wanted was the abiding presence of his
Lord. So it was with Paul, whose heart cried out, "Oh, that I might know
Him!" (see Philippians 3:10).
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