Talked to Moses Like a Friend....

Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
Exodus 33:11 (NASB)

Moses would post a guard…Joshua…and go into the tent and talk to God. In fact Moses was “at home” talking to God. He had a great deal of confidence and courage interceding for the people. Imagine you have a question for God, you go to Moses and he goes inside the tent and ask God your question. They talk awhile and Moses comes out with your answer.

Now jump today…we have Christ himself who intercedes for us! We can approach God ourselves with confidence, Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

The big idea around this passage is Moses was “at home” in this tent talking to God. God wants us to feel totally at home when we are praying to him. He wants us to talk to him openly and plainly. He longs to hear from his children.

Also he wants to hear your problems, he cares enough to listen. So no matter what the situation, you matter to him. You don’t need a tent or a guard. Where ever you find yourself you can pray.

I love this passage, because it shows the character of God and the privilege we now have through Christ. We don’t need another person interceding for us…we can go directly to God himself.

The last and probably the most important point is God talked to Moses like a friend…friendships require time together. It is only after many conversation, difficult times, and good times…would you call someone a real friend. There are a lot of other ingredients you would throw in there as well…loyalty, trust worthy, loving…etc

A friend would be someone who is still around when everyone else has bailed out…that is what God is all about. We can always have faith in his faithfulness…

God is great…

-ps