Exodus 33:18 ESVMoses said, “Please show me your glory.”

In this chapter, Moses had been interceding for the nation of Israel because of their selfishness and sinful nature. They deserved to be punished, but God spared Israel because Moses prayed. It is after this we read about Moses having a greater longing to see the glory of God. At what he sensed was the perfect opportunity, he asked God, “Please, show me Your glory.”

For me this seems to be an interesting request, because the Bible tells us clearly that Moses had already seen some of the glory of God. Exodus 16:10 says, “the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud,” and Moses was there to see it.  Exodus 24:16-17 says, “The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.” We see here that Moses went up to Mount Sinai in the very midst of that cloud of glory.

Maybe Moses wasn’t satisfied with what he already saw and realized he had a hunger for God that could not be filled with a single experience. The more of God Moses experienced, the more of God he longed for.

When we really love something, we approach it the same way. A professional football player is never satisfied with one touchdown. A salesman is never satisfied with just one big sale, and most women are never satisfied with one pair of shoes. When we really love something, we are not satisfied with just a little. We want more.

Does that describe how you feel towards God? Are you easily satisfied in your search for God? Some people only think about God in times of need in their lives. Others think of Him at Christmas and Easter. This behavior shows that they really don’t value and love God all that much, because their “hunger” is so easily satisfied. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6).

When we have this kind of desire for God and His righteousness, He never sees it as being selfish. He sees it as a proper desire that should be fulfilled. When was the last time you just asked God to show you His Glory? If it has been a while, I encourage you to ask Him today.