The last couple of chapters in my Bible reading have been astonishing. Israel has broken their covenant with God! While Moses was on the mount receiving the stone tablets from God, they worshiped a golden calf. Judgment followed. People died. Israel mourned. Moses pleaded with God. In the middle of all this, Exodus 33:11 stood out to me like a cool breeze on a hot day.
Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend… (Exodus 33:11, NLT)
God spoke to Moses like a friend! Yes, God is holy; He will not overlook sin. But He spoke to Moses as a friend in the Tent of Meeting! This tent was set up outside the camp where God and Moses often met. Doesn’t this remind us of a verse in the New Testament?
No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15, ESV)
Wow! God desires friendship! Don’t think of Him as a formal, distant, far-off, scary God. Think of Him as one who wants to be friends with you! Yes, God- your friend!
So, what is one of the marks of a close friendship? Friends enjoy talking to each other. Deep communication! They enjoy being around each other! That’s what Moses had in the Tent of Meeting. That’s what Jesus had with His disciples. That’s what He wants with you!
Don’t be hesitant, enjoy a friendship with God. He wants to be your friend!
Ahhh, the warmth of the sun in February!!!😊
This truth never loses its profoundness!
I never really thought about a friendship with God, he’s always been my Abba, father figure, due to lack of earthly one. What a blessing to call him friend too❤️