What do you do when God’s ways don’t match your expectations, but His presence is still promised?
In Week One of The Goodness of God series, *James Ray Taylor* walks us through a powerful moment in Exodus 33 where Moses stands in the Tent of Meeting, wrestling with God on behalf of a stiff-necked people. Israel’s impatience led them to create a god of their own, but Moses chose a different path. He made honorable requests and trusted God’s divine responses.
This message explores the weight and wonder of Moses’ prayers:
• “Show me Your ways, that I may know You.”
• “If Your presence does not go with us, do not send us from here.”
• “Please, show me Your glory.”
God’s response reveals a truth we all must wrestle with: His presence is the greatest gift He gives, and His goodness, mercy, and grace flow from His sovereignty alone.
In this teaching, you’ll be challenged to:
• Guard against impatience that forms substitute gods
• Pursue the character of God, not just His outcomes
• Abandon any pursuit that excludes God’s presence
• Trust that God’s goodness passes by us according to His will and His wisdom
This is an invitation to rest, to trust, and to know God more deeply, even when His ways stretch our understanding.
