Face to Face, Part 4

The LORD would speak to Moses face to face as one speaks to a friend Exodus 33:11 

Continuing our thoughts regarding intimacy with God. We must be aware of our own witness as we draw others to God.

In verse 8 we are told, whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent. As Moses entered into the tent to worship, the people stood in reverence of God and they watched the actions of their leader Moses.

Why watch Moses?

For approximately 200 years the children of Israel, were isolated from God, though they prayed for deliverance from their captors, they were in a foreign land surrounded by foreign gods. Yet, when Moses arrives on the scene, they saw something different in his life. He was a deliverer and a leader sent from the one true God. Not only did he deliver the people out of Egypt, he showed them how to worship God.

While Moses was a reluctant leader, he understood his role was to point people to God.

As God’s people, one of our unique responsibilities is to draw people to Christ. This can only happen if we have a relationship with Christ.

Moses had a relationship with God and the people noticed it. If we are going to have an intimate relationship with God people will notice us. One of the reasons most Christians are not effective in leading their friends to Christ, is that they have not been drawn to Christ themselves. We draw on Christ for salvation, but do we make him our Lord?

The question of Lordship is a frontline issue for all believers

To Moses, God was more than a deliverer; he was his captain, his provider, his guide, his comforter, his everything. That was evidence by his life, so that when he went to the place of worship, no one was confused about what was happening – Moses was drawing people to God.

How do we draw people to God today?

With our Priorities – what is important to you?

With our Choices – what drives your decision-making?

Imagine for a moment the number of people who are watching you – they want to know is Christianity true? And they discover pretty quickly by your priorities and your choices. Moses was willing to be an example and it was noticed that was a friend of God.