For many years I longed for God. I wanted to know him, to see him, for a depth of relationship that was neither superficial nor non-existent. But while this was the longing and cry of my heart, my experience was far different. Despite my efforts, God seemed remote. I would read my Bible, I would pray, but the times that God appeared to draw near were rare. For me, this was my reality for more than fifteen years.
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I have always been drawn to Moses. Not because of the miracles that were performed through him, nor because of his position as the leader of a burgeoning nation, but for one thing: in Exodus, it is written,
‘the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.‘
Exodus 33:11
And I longed for that, to know God like that.
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