Desiring God's Presence

There's an interesting moment in the story of the Exodus. God is so frustrated with the way the people are acting that he tells Moses that he is going to send him on with the people and they will have an angel with them to drive the people out of the promise land but that he will not go with them because he might kill them all. Moses then questions God and says that he has to go with them. The back and forth is interesting but the question Moses asks is the question we need to all ask, "What will distinguish us from all the other people of the earth?" The answer is the presence of God. Being present to God's presence in your life is the first step toward transformation.