The Life Humbled II

Exodus 3

Moses and the Burning Bush

1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up."

4 When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am."

5 "Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." 6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

The life Humbled - Face to face

Whenever I read this story of Moses meeting God and talking to God, sometimes I really envy Moses, how many people can claim to talk with God - not in prayers, dreams, or visions but as one man talks to another. In Exo 33: 11 The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend.

In fact if we read Numbers 12, you will see again God affirming Moses that he speaks to Moses directly not with riddles, dreams or vision. Wouldn't it be good that God can speak to you, can you imagine, when you ask God a question and God can answer you straight away....

Well God speaks still even today, though not verbally, or face to face ( if he does you probably be in heaven) But how God speaks, well looking at the life of Moses we know from scripture that

Psalms 24 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ? Who may stand in his holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. ^[a]

MAtt 5: 8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure,for they will see God.

The fact that God met with Moses tells me that even though Moses killed somebody, he must have repented and God must have forgave him. It also tells me that his life in hiding has helped in his walk with God, his heart was humbled and his life was changed.

Therefore for God to speak to us, first and foremost, is our hands clean, is our hearts pure, have we humbled our life and lay it on the altar ?

If you want to see God face to face, make a commitment today to live the life of a righteous man or women


Amen!