Moses had taken 70 elders up Mount Sinai where they saw God—and ate and drank with Him. What an amazing experience! Then God told Moses to come up higher and He would give him tablets of stone containing the law and commandments which he was to teach the people.
Moses climbed the mountain and was enveloped in a cloud. The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai for six days. On the seventh day, God spoke.
My daughter-in-law, Shanna, made this point with me this week. God sent Moses. But why did he have to wait seven days until God spoke? What was God doing? Do you think Moses questioned God? He was human after all—just like us. I’m sure he called out to God, “I’m here! Do I need to find some stones for you?”
God made him wait. Why, do you think? Has God ever sent you somewhere and then made you wait? Why does He do that? I have some theories. Maybe He’s quieting our hearts. Maybe the distance that’s created makes us want to pull in closer to hear His voice. Maybe He’s giving us time to examine our hearts. Maybe He wants us to rest, trust, and hope in the waiting. Maybe all of that and more.
God still makes His people wait. He may call you to a place and a task and then make you wait. It feels unsettling. It may make you question the call. But wait anyway. Press in close to the heart of God. He just may be preparing you for what’s ahead.
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