Bible Verse of The Day – 5-6-19

Exodus 33:11 (NKJV) 11 So the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.

Moses had a special relationship with God.

God had chosen him to lead His people out of slavery in Egypt. Moses could have refused to do it. But he didn’t. He chose to do what God was asking him to do.

Even beyond that, Moses grew this special relationship to go even deeper than most everyone else we read about.

And God did some special things for Moses, too. He met with Moses. He talked with him. And He even chose to show Himself to Moses. But He told Moses that he could not see His face, since no man can see God’s face and live.

Exodus 33:20 (NKJV) 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.”

God even told Moses where to stand when he passed by, so He could cover him with His hand to protect Him.

Exodus 33:22 (NKJV) 22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.

Some of us may look at this and wonder why Moses had such a special relationship with God. Well, to be honest, he put the effort forth, and he reaped from that effort.

But it’s important that we remember that even though Moses had this kind of relationship with God, he wasn’t treated any differently by God than you or I.

God still held Moses to certain levels of accountability. And when Moses didn’t live up to those expectations, he was disciplined by God for it.

Moses had disobeyed God at one point, so God told him that because of his disobedience, Moses would not be allowed to enter into the promised land.

Deuteronomy 32:52 (NKJV) 52 Yet you shall see the land before you, though you shall not go there, into the land which I am giving to the children of Israel.”

You see, God is not partial. He shows no favoritism with any of us.

Romans 2:11 (NLT) 11 For God does not show favoritism.

God is God. He is holy and pure in every aspect. He will treat you and I the very same way He treated Moses. And our relationship with Him will be as strong as we make it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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