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Deuteronomy chapter 34, verse 10,

And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel, like Moses,

whom the Lord knew face to face.

Isn't that such a great phrase? This verse that summarizes Moses's life

and leadership and all that he did, he is the man who knew the Lord face to face. This is the exact language we see in Exodus chapter 33 when we read that God,

the Lord would speak to Moses face to face as a man speaks with his friend. And you think about it,

this was a privilege only reserved for a few people in the Old

Testament, relatively few.

I mean, Moses was the only one who got to go up on the mountain and meet with God.

He's the only one who got to go into the tent of meeting to meet with God.

And when you keep turning the pages of Scripture, it was only a few people, like the

high priest, who got to go into the holy of holies, into the presence of the Holy Lord

to offer a sacrifice.

You think about the prophets who got to hear God's word directly in order to

share it with God's people. And yet, when you turn the pages of the New Testament, the new covenant,

and Jesus dies on a cross for sinners, the great high priest pays the price for all our sins and the

curtain of the temple is torn into and the way is made open, wide open for all who trust in Jesus.

To be with God, to meet with God, not just to meet with Him, but to be the dwelling

place of His spirit, our bodies, the temple, like the reality for you and me, is that we

get to commune with God like this all the time. So God, we pray, help us to live in this. God, please help us to live

in constant communion with you. Help us to walk with you and talk with you, not just prayer on the

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