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How do we know Moses had a special relationship with God. How can we see God’s people back in Old Testament times had a special connection with God then? Exodus 33: 7 to the end of the chapter. What a humbling and exhilarating experience. God’s presence through the Tent of Meeting with God’s people and God’s very personal presence passing before the very eyes of Moses. We come into God’s tent of meeting each and every week. Next week we’ll celebrate that folks have been coming into this tent of meeting for years, and years, and years. I pray along the way many have experienced a God moment like Moses experienced. Have you ever had a God moment? Have you ever had a time when you just knew the Lord was with you? Maybe even or most especially in a time of worship…..a God moment? Moses met with God in that Tent of Meeting. The people experienced it when they went to their entrance to their tents when the pillar of cloud was present. How do we experience God in our tent of meeting…..well, for one, in this our tent of meeting weekly we offer testimonies each week don’t we…? Not every church does that, believe me, but those testimonies are often so, so powerful! Did you realize that in those “testimony to God” moments in the life of the church someone who has not made a commitment to God in Jesus Christ might come to accept Jesus as Savior…..might come to the point of repentance, finding forgiveness, and might begin an eternal relationship with God that otherwise might have been missed. I’m humbled to hear your stories week after week. And that’s what God requires of us…..humility in word and deed. When you offer your testimony – it’s about God, not about you is it? That’s the way it is to be – praise to God. It’s about what God is doing in your life and the lives of others. It’s a moment of humility and praise to God. Now I know, humility has gotten a bad reputation in recent years. What used to be expressions of humility, I’m afraid have become expressions of pride…..I mean, Who takes a knee, why they’re taking
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