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TheLORDwouldspeaktoMosesfacetoface,asamanspeakswithhisfriend…MosessaidtotheLORD,“Youhavebeentellingme,‘Leadthesepeople,’butyouhavenotletmeknowwhomyouwillsendwithme.Youhavesaid,‘Iknowyoubynameandyouhavefoundfavorwithme.’Ifyouarepleasedwithme,teachmeyourwayssoImayknowyouandconEnuetofindfavorwithyou.RememberthatthisnaEonisyourpeople.”TheLORDreplied,“MyPresencewillgowithyou,andIwillgiveyourest”…AndtheLORDsaidtoMoses,“Iwilldotheverythingyouhaveasked,becauseIampleasedwithyouandIknowyoubyname.”ThenMosessaid,“Nowshowmeyourglory.”AndtheLORDsaid,“Iwillcauseallmygoodnesstopassinfrontofyou,andIwillproclaimmyname,theLORD,inyourpresence.IwillhavemercyonwhomIwillhavemercy,andIwillhavecompassiononwhomIwillhavecompassion.But,”hesaid,“youcannotseemyface,fornoonemayseemeandlive.”-Ex.33:7-20

Rela%onship Like a Friend

1.   DescribetheRelaEonship

2.  IsthistypeofrelaEonshippossible?

3.  Ifso,howcanitbecomearealityinmylife?What’stheplan?

Describe the Rela%onship

A.Two-WayTrus7ngRela7onshipMosesspoketoGodandGodspoketoMosesMosestrustedGodandGodtrustedMosesTheytalkedaboutwhattheyweredoingtogether


Defini7onofPrayer

TalkingtoGodaboutwhatwearedoingtogether


B.NotaPeerRela7onshipGodspoketoMoses“as”afriend“Youcannotseemyfaceandlive.”


B.NotaPeerRela7onshipIntheyearthatKingUzziahdied,IsawtheLord,highandexalted,seatedonathrone;andthetrainofhisrobefilledthetemple.Isaiahsaid,“Woetome!”Icried.“Iamruined!ForIamamanofuncleanlips,andIliveamongapeopleofuncleanlips,andmyeyeshaveseentheKing,theLordAlmighty.”-Isaiah6:1,5

Is this Rela%onship Possible?

A.   Abrahamhadarela7onshiplikeaFriendAndthescripturewasfulfilledthatsays,“AbrahambelievedGod,anditwascreditedtohimasrighteousness,”andhewascalledGod’sfriend.-James2:23


B.JesusCalledHisDisciplesFriendsGreaterlovehasnoonethanthis:tolaydownone’slifeforone’sfriends.YouaremyfriendsifyoudowhatIcommand.Inolongercallyouservants,becauseaservantdoesnotknowhismaster’sbusiness.Instead,Ihavecalledyoufriends,foreverythingthatIlearnedfrommyFatherIhavemadeknowntoyou.-John15:13-17


C.OBJECTION:Moses,Abraham,theDiscipleswerespecial–Iamnot!TheywerenotperfectItisimportantforustoimaginethebiblicalcharactersasrealpeopleLifewithGodisaboutasealeddirecEonandnotperfecEon


D.WehaveadvantagesMosesdidnothaveThewriaenwordofGod“AllscriptureisGod-breathed…”-2Timothy3:16


D.WehaveadvantagesMosesdidnothaveTheRevela7onofGodinJesusChristInthepastGodspoketoourancestorsthroughtheprophetsatmanyEmesandinvariousways,2butintheselastdayshehasspokentousbyhisSon,whomheappointedheirofallthings,andthroughwhomalsohemadetheuniverse.3(MosesSaidShowmeYourGlory,well)TheSonistheradianceofGod’sgloryandtheexactrepresentaEonofhisbeing…-Hebrews1:1-3


D.WehaveadvantagesMosesdidnothaveTheRevela7onofGodinJesusChristInhim(Jesus)andthroughfaithinhim(Jesus)wemayapproachGodwithfreedomandconfidence.-Ephesians3:12

From Possibility to Reality

Godsaid,“Iampleasedwithyou.”“Moses,Ilikebeingwithyou!”

WhydidGodlikespendingEmewithMoses?

NowMoseswasaveryhumbleman,morehumblethananyoneelseonthefaceoftheearth.-Numbers12:3

From Possibility to Reality

ThePlan:PursueHumility1.   ReflectonYourHumblePosi7on2.   SubmittotheAuthorityofScripture3.   ThinkofYourselfLessbyServingOthers4.   BeRealwithGodandOthers5.   MakeGod’sAgendaaPriority

Prayer Time

ReflectonYourHumblePosi7on–Mylifeisavapor.SubmittotheAuthorityofScripture–Doyougotoscripturetolearnwhat’sonGod’smind?Ifso,areyouareobeyinghim.ServeOthers–WhatareregularopportuniEesyouhavetoserve?BeRealwithGodandOthers–SpeaktoGodopenlyandhonestly.AskHimtohelpbeopenwithothers.MakeGod’sAgendaYourPriority–Godhelpmelookforwhereyouareworkingandjoinyou.

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