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He Is a Living God, October 11
God in My Life
The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting
king.
Jeremiah 10:10
“My presence shall go with thee” (
Exodus 33:14
), was the promise
given during the journey through the wilderness. This assurance was
accompanied by a marvelous revelation of Jehovah’s character, which
enabled Moses to proclaim to all Israel the goodness of God and to
instruct them fully concerning the attributes of their invisible King....
Till the close of his long life of patient ministry Moses continued his
exhortations to Israel to keep their eyes fixed on their divine Ruler....
With what confidence had Moses assured the Israelites of the mer-
ciful attributes of Jehovah! Often during the wilderness sojourn he had
pleaded with God in behalf of erring Israel, and the Lord had spared
them....
The prophet pleaded the marvelous providences and promises of God
in behalf of the chosen nation. And then, as the strongest of all pleas,
he urged the love of God for fallen man.... “Pardon, I beseech Thee, the
iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of Thy mercy, and
as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” ...
Graciously the Lord responded, “I have pardoned according to thy
word.” And then He imparted to Moses, in the form of a prophecy, a
knowledge of His purpose concerning the final triumph of His chosen
people. “As truly as I live,” He declared, “all the earth shall be filled
with the glory of the Lord.” ... God’s glory, His character, His merciful
kindness and tender love—all that Moses had pleaded in behalf of Israel
was to be revealed to all mankind. And this promise of Jehovah was
made doubly sure; it was confirmed by an oath. As surely as God lives
and reigns, His glory shall be declared “among the heathen, His wonders
among all people.
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