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The Example of Moses · First15 Devotional

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: In our second day of looking at how to live an unveiled lifestyle, we're going to apply the example of Moses to our own lives.
• 0:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: Specifically, we're going to look at the closeness he had with God, because it is the same God who loves you and I today.
• 0:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: May God draw us closer to Him and give us eyes to see his face today.
• 1:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: Our Scripture for today comes from Exodus 34 verse 29, Scripture says, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shown because he had been talking with God.
• 1:19
  [SPEAKER_01]: We find in the character of Moses a man transformed by a face-to-face, unveiled encounter with the living God.
• 1:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: Exodus 34 verses 29 through 35 says.
• 1:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shown because he had been talking with God.
• 1:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
• 2:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses talked with them.
• 2:11
  [SPEAKER_01]: Afterward, all the people of Israel came near, and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai.
• 2:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
• 2:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: Whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he came out.
• 2:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: And when he came out and told the people of Israel what he was commanded, the people of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face was shining, and Moses would put the veil over his face again until he went in to speak with him.
• 2:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: Moses serves as an important example for you and me.
• 2:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: Moses was a man chosen to go before God on behalf of his people and relay the will and heart of God back to them.
• 3:07
  [SPEAKER_01]: And by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, we are now chosen and transformed to live out the same calling.
• 3:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: In 1 Peter 2-9, Peter declares that we are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that we may proclaim the excellencies of him who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light.
• 3:40
  [SPEAKER_01]: We are to operate in the same capacity that Moses did.
• 3:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: We are to be children of God that bear the image of our Heavenly Father and declare His grace, love, power and goodness, to a world in desperate need of relationship with Him.
• 4:02
  [SPEAKER_01]: What happened to Moses in Exodus 34 holds true for you and me today?
• 4:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: When we meet with God, we take on the image of His glory.
• 4:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: The differences that the glory of God now dwells internally rather than externally by the powerful sacrifice of Jesus.
• 4:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: As Moses' face, shown with the glory of God, our new nature is now meant to shine, declaring the immeasurable grace and power of Jesus' sacrifice.
• 4:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4 verses 6 through 7.
• 4:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: For God who said, let light shine out of darkness, has shown in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 4:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 5:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: The glory of God now dwells within us.
• 5:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: and we are to contain His glory as water in jars of clay that we would pour out His love and grace for all to see.
• 5:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: just as the people of Israel saw the face of Moses and knew he had met with God.
• 5:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: We are to meet with our Heavenly Father face to face and be transformed by His presence for all to see.
• 5:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: Jesus' death has paved the way for you to meet with God face to face unveiled.
• 5:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: Take time right now in prayer to see the face of God and allow Him to transform you into the likeness of Jesus.
• 6:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: As we begin, start by meditating on Exodus 34-29, allow the example of Moses to stir up your desire to meet with your heavenly Father face to face.
• 6:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: Scripture says, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shown because he had been talking with God.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And now, renew your mind to your new calling in Jesus.
• 7:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: Allow the words of Scripture to fill you with faith to encounter God unveiled.
• 7:49
  [SPEAKER_01]: Second Corinthians 517 says, therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
• 7:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: The old has passed away, behold, the new has come.
• 8:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: Finally, spend some time meeting with your Heavenly Father face to face.
• 9:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: Ask him to reveal his nearness to you, rest in his presence, and allow it to lay a new foundation for you.
• 9:14
  [SPEAKER_01]: Ask him to make you more like him.
• 9:17
  [SPEAKER_01]: Ask him to show you how to be a reflection of his glory to the world around you today.
• 9:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: Second Corinthians four verses six through seven says, for God who said, let light shine out of darkness, has shown in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 9:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 10:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: As we close today, made Jesus declaration about you in Matthew 5, verses 14 through 16, serve as a constant reminder of your new calling here as a child of the living God.
• 10:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: Scripture says, You are the light of the world.
• 10:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
• 10:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket.
• 10:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: but on a stand and it gives light to all in the house, in the same way, let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your father who is in heaven.
• 11:46
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• 11:50
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• 11:55
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• 12:05
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• 12:13
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• 12:21
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• 12:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek Him.