Rowers in a small boat out on a sea of calm waters, as the sun sets, dark clouds roll in and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.

I AM the treasure you seek

Each time Jesus uses the name “I AM,” he offers a gem of insight into who he is as Lord. And his life affirms, “I AM the treasure you seek.”

Sun rises in an orange sky above a mountain slope that ends in the sea

Radiant! A glory story

When all seemed lost, Moses pressed in: To know the character and ways of God. To live in his Presence, to seek his face, to see and reflect his glory. May your heartcry echo that of Moses. And even when you do not realize it, may you become ever more radiant because you have been with your Lord.

The peak of Mount Sinai, surrounded by other brown mountain peaks, and seen in a shaft of sunlight that has broken through dark clouds
Sunlight on Mount Sinai

God of the covenant Name

Knowing our Lord by name has nothing to do with calling him by a certain word. It has everything to do with knowing in our inmost being the One to whom that word points.

Stark black-and-white image from below: A slatted walkway spans the gap between two cliffs

One who stands in the gap

It’s a story from the distant past, with profound implications today. A story of glory on the mountain – mutiny in the valley. Reading it, we can see how the Lord responded when a people who had just committed themselves to be his people reveled in breaking their vows. As we open ourselves to the Word and the Spirit, may we see much more.

A streak of lightning flashes through dark blue storm clouds.

God who loves fiercely

The day the Lord came down on Mt. Sinai has this in common with the day Jesus died in our place: Both show how fiercely God loves.