Moses had two denied prayer requests; The first is found in Exodus 33:18, “Please show me Your glory.” And the second is found in Deuteronomy 3:23-28 when Moses asked the LORD to allow him to go into the promised land. Both of these requests were denied; but with a provision.
In Exodus God allowed Moses to see the after-glow of His glory, His back. And in the second case, God told Moses he was not allowed to set foot in the promised land but he would be allowed to see it from a distance, from Mt. Pisgah.
Sometimes God does not give us what we ask for because He loves us and He knows the thing would harm us. But other requests are denied because of timing; in other words, they are not denied but postponed for a later date. In either case, we must trust God with the answers to our requests. He knows what we need and we know that He loves us more than we can image.
Both of these requests of Moses were answered in Luke 9:28-36, on the Mount of Transfiguration. Moses got to see the fullness of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ while standing in the promised land. God answered his request beyond what he could have imagined when he originally asked.
What are you asking God for? Does it seem as though He has denied your request? Don’t be discouraged. God loves you and will answer with you in mind because He loves you. When the answer comes it will be beyond your request… more than you can imagine beyond your request! Ephesians 3:20-21.
Bubba Stahl
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