Do you want more?

A few weeks ago one of my children was complaining that something wasn’t working in their car, so I did my fatherly duty and trudged out there to see what the problem was. The speedometer and other things on the dashboard were hard to see, even the radio display was very dim. I began to troubleshoot and quickly found the problem: a piece of paper laying on the top of the dashboard. I picked it up and immediately the lights came on full way. Most modern cars have a sensor in the dashboard that automatically dims the lights at night. If you cover that little sensor, the lights go dark and you can’t fully see.

In Exodus 33, Moses tells God, “Please show me your glory.” He had already seen the burning bush, the plagues, the Red Sea, and spent days with God on the mountain. Yet he wanted more. He wasn’t asking for more from God. He wanted more of God. He was tired of the dim light of God, even though he had seen more of God than probably any other person on earth He wanted to see God fully.

That is a remarkable request. Even more remarkable is God’s answer: yes.

The question Moses asks is the same one every Christian must ask: Can I have more of God?

The answer is yes.

But that leads to a harder question.

Do you want more of God?

Moses did. He had seen more of God than almost anyone who had ever lived, and still he wanted more. Every glimpse of God only increased his appetite for God.

What about us?

Are we satisfied with the amount of God we have in our lives? If your relationship with God never went any deeper than it is today, would that be enough?

Here’s the truth that has convicted me:

You can have as much of God as you want.

Or maybe better:

You already have as much of God as you want.

Your life is perfectly aligned to get as much of God as you have now. If you want more, you will have to change. God is not withholding himself. He is not too busy, too distant, or too limited. When we seek more of him, his answer is yes.

The real question is whether we truly want him.

There is more of God than what you know today. There are still unexplored depths of his goodness and glory. A person could spend a lifetime in Scripture and prayer and never reach the end of knowing him.

So how do we experience more of God?

First, we need less of ourselves. You can’t be filled with God’s glory if you are filled with yourself. He must increase, and we must decrease. You can't make much of God and yourself at the same time.

Second, we must fill our minds with the things of God instead of the endless distractions that compete for our attention. Through his Word, prayer, worship, and time spent with Christ, God continually reveals more of himself.

The most basic way to get more of God is to spend time with Jesus. John tells us, “We have seen his glory…full of grace and truth.” To see Jesus is to see the glory of God.

The question is simple:

Do you want more of God?

Because if you ask God for more of God, I know what the answer will be.

The answer is yes.