Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Revealed at the Rock


“The LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod… Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb (Heb. “desolate”); and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel” (Exodus 17:5,6).  “Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law” (Psalm 119:18).   “After those days, saith the Lord; I will put My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts… all shall know Me, from the least to the greatest… For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more” (Hebrews 8:10-12). 

The Lord revealed in His talk
With Moses, whom He was commanding,
That He would be upon the rock
Before the place where he was standing.

The Lord told Moses there to smite  
That rock at Horeb with His rod. 
Though He was hid from human sight,
The eyes of faith revealed God. 

How desolate that rock had been
Which could not satisfy the thirst
Or save the lives of mortal men
Unless the Lord had been their first. 

We see much more with open eyes
Which God alone can give to us: 
Behold the cross where Jesus dies,
With His redemption offered thus! 

The days are coming, says the Lord,
When all shall know Him, great and small. 
Yet even now He will afford
The grace to hear His Spirit’s call. 

Our God now gives the eyes to see
The Savior whom  He will reveal,
Who died for us at Calvary  
And lives forevermore to heal.  

O Lord, we thank You that You’ve shown
Our thirst could not be satisfied
Unless by grace You could be known
To those with whom You would abide. 

We thank You, Lord, and we rejoice 
That You impart this revelation,
For we have heard Your gracious voice,
And we have seen Your great salvation!

Lord, help us by Your Holy Spirit
To take the Gospel of Your grace
To hearts that You prepare to hear it,
Revealed as they seek Your face. 


No comments: