JAMM Teachers 8/24

Exodus 32:1-14

Here to encourage you and serve you!

God has all these promises for the Israelites, that he plans to still continue to fulfill them from Abraham, but now they’ll be done for Moses. There’s this understanding of the sovereignty of God that’s very important, which is that there are things that are written in the word of God that cannot be altered.

There are certain things that will happen no matter what we do. You know, when Jesus is talking about the tribulation, or when you read about revelation, there are certain things that will for sure happen. But the question is, how those things will be fulfilled might change.

But you have to look at Moses’ response. When God says, I will fulfill my promises, I’ll make a great nation out of you, Moses. Moses doesn’t say, well, okay, fine. Well, okay, you know, yeah, these people have sinned. And therefore, you know, yeah, just destroy them. And yeah, fulfill your promise through me.

But instead, Moses says, God, spare this people. And this is such an important aspect of prayer that is neglected. And this is a second point that is kind of highlighted in the scripture, which is that one aspect of prayer is to have a heart for this generation, for your friends, for your campus, for your family, for the people that are around you.

Not just praying vaguely that the will of God would go forth, but that God’s mercy be manifested in this time, in this generation, in your class, in your students. And that’s such an important aspect of prayer.

So often, I feel like that there is a neglect in our hearts, where we desire revival, but that desire for revival and the desire to see the glory of God be made manifest must also be with a compassion and a love for the people and for the students that are around us. For example, imagine God said, I will give you a revival, but that revival will come in 50 years.

That’s somewhat similar to what God is saying to Moses. God is saying, you know, I will destroy all these people and I’ll start anew with you, Moses, and the people, the descendants of your loins, I’ll fulfill my promises through them. But Moses doesn’t just say, all right, well, I guess that’s just the way it is.

But Moses says, God, have mercy on these people that you just delivered out of Egypt. And I think that there is a real question in my heart. If I ask you, if God says, I will send revival to your college campus in 50 years, is your heart actually like, all right, fine, that’s fine. You know, like that’s actually good for me, you know, because like now I have time to get married, now I have time to get a good job, and it’ll come in 50 years, right?

Or is there a sense in your heart that says, God, the students that I see now, the students that I’m walking next to now, the students that are on my campus now, God, I desire for them to know God. God, I desire for them to experience you.