Oftentimes, we look at Old Testament stories of man's encounters with God and grow jealous.

We question why God doesn't show up in the way he did with Moses for us now.

But there is a portion of relationship, encounter, and intimacy available to us with God today that men of the

Old Testament could have never dreamed of. It's my hope and prayer that you leave today, having

experienced the richness, unity, and oneness with the spirit of God you were made for. Welcome to

the First 15 podcast.

Our scripture for today comes from Exodus 33 verse 11. Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face as a man speaks to his friend.

The story of Moses is one marked by powerful encounters with the presence of God.

Moses was a man anointed by God to fulfill God's

heart for his children to be free from captivity and safe under his lordship. From birth, Moses was

divinely set apart to lead God's people back into right relationship with God. And this calling

was fulfilled because of God's desire

to consistently meet with Moses

and show up through his life in miraculous ways.

In looking at the life of Moses,

two types of encounters with God stand out

as especially transformative and illustrative

of God's heart to meet with his people.

As we look at these two examples of God meeting with Moses,

may Scripture fill your heart with the desire to meet with your Heavenly Father as Moses did.

First, Exodus 3 verses 1 through 6 gives us insight into the first real encounter Moses had with the great I am.

Scripture says,

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