Exodus
33:16 KJV
For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found
grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated,
I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
One
of Moses' primary concerns was that the Jews be separated from all the people
upon the earth and how that was to be known. I notice:
It wasn't in their attitude toward others
The
Jews developed an attitude not flattering to them as the people of God
It wasn't in their lifestyle
Although
they were different in every part of their lifestyle: civil, religious, moral
and personal
It wasn't in their refusal to
intermarry
A
command God gave to them that they were not good at obeying
But
It was to be in that God was with
them.
If
we walk with God (and not necessarily ask God to come along on our walks) a
natural separation happens that has little or nothing to do with our actions toward
others. Our fellowship with God; His presence becomes its own difference
between us and others. We do not have to hate them avoid them or judge them. We
only walk where God leads us and the rest takes care of itself.
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