“Compassionate And Gracious God”

The Lord said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”

So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the Lord had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.

Exodus 34:1-8

How does God describe Himself?

We know He is merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth. He will not clear the guilty, but He is good, and He is just.

He is also there for us, at all times. He revealed Himself to us in His creation, and in His Word.

As we ask Him to make Himself known to us, we will learn He is even more than the owner and creator of everything.

In a world of superlatives, God is the greatest.

Our Daily Bread – November 15, 2012