In Exodus 33, God commands Moses and the Israelites to leave Sinai. God promises victory against the inhabitants of the promise land, but he also expresses severe displeasure with the Israelites as a stubborn and "stiffnecked people."
But the same chapter also records a remarkable back-and-forth between Moses and God, and their exchange serves as a useful template for how we should interact with God through prayer. That exchange, appearing in verses 13 and 14 (KJV), starts with Moses praying,
If I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee.
To which God responds,
Nothing complicated here. Moses asks for grace and guidance, and God responds favorably. Let us find the strength to pray as Moses did, and the faith to believe that God's response to us will be similar.My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
