Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth My people the children of Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 3:10
I worked for a French boss one time who used to confuse the English words ‘bring’ and ‘take’. ‘Bring that box to the storage room’, he told me. But he was not going to the storage room himself, which is what the word ‘bring’ indicated. He wanted me to ‘take’ the box there. We get the same distinction between the words ‘come’ and ‘go’. Most Bible versions begin today’s text with the word ‘Come’. But a few of them, including the NIV, begin the verse with ‘Go’. Which is right?
The original Hebrew word is le-kah, and its meaning is ‘walk with me’. When God told Moses that He was sending him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, He was not sending him to go alone. Two verses later God declared to Moses, ‘Certainly I will be with thee’. There is a tremendous difference between ‘come’ and ‘go’ in God’s great commission to Moses. And there is the same difference in whatever God has in mind for you and me.
When He gave His great commission to His disciples after His resurrection, the Lord Jesus included these words: ‘Lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world’ – Matthew 28:20. That is just one of the many promises of the Lord’s presence and power with us in our Christian walk. As believers, you and I are the temple, the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit – the third Person in the divine Trinity. His presence is our seal of divine protection and preservation. His power and wisdom are available to us at all times.
What does the Lord want of you today, and for the rest of your life? Boldly obey His command because He is with you every step of the way. – Jim MacIntosh
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