Deuteronomy 33 and 34 led me to hear from God in my quiet time last month. What God thought was the most important quality of Moses stopped me in my tracks.

God loved Moses and used him greatly. The book of Exodus leaves me in awe. Moses led in conquering Amalek. (Exodus 17) Moses performed those great acts of judgment, the plagues before Pharoah. (Exodus 7-11) Moses led the Israelites through the Red Sea on DRY land. (Exodus 14) God chose Moses to receive the Ten Commandments and “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai … the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.” Exodus 34:29.

Moses had been talking with his friend; he had been talking with God, face to face.

“Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face,
as a man speaks to his friend.”
Exodus 33:11 (bolding mine)

When Moses died in Moab, the most important thing God wants us to remember about him is that his relationship with God was a face to face friendship. Note Deuteronomy 34:10 in the graphic above.

“No longer do I call you servants … but I have called you friends ...”
John 15:15 (bolding mine)

God only names Abraham and Moses as his friends in the Old Testament. In the New Testament Jesus extends the potential of this privilege to all believers.

That’s my desire. I want to be known as a friend of God.

Copyright, Sue Tell, March 2021