Where do you meet with God?

We are so privileged to be able to talk to God wherever we are, whenever we want. It wasn’t always this way. 

Here is an extract from the book of Exodus:

*7*Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. *8*Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise up, and each would stand at his tent door, and watch Moses until he had gone into the tent. *9*When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses. *10*And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up and worship, each at his tent door. *11*Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.  

Exodus 33:7-11

These verses clearly show that anyone could go and seek God, everyone had access, but they had to go out of their way to a specific place to meet with Him. There is also a clear difference to anyone going to the tent of meeting and Moses. Everyone had access to the meeting place, but something special happened when it was Moses. Moses had a unique relationship with God and experienced God speaking to him as to a friend.

When we speak to our friends, we involve them in the details of our lives, we have fun together, share thoughts and dreams. Do you do that with God? Or is it more of a one-way communication?  

Do you treat God as a friend when you speak to Him? Are you good at waiting to hear what God has to say?

When Moses met with God, they spoke as friends. What an intimate, special connection! You have the capability to have the same, because of Jesus. When you give your life to God through Jesus, you have special access to meet with God wherever you are. 

Moses had to go to the tent or up a mountain to meet with God, but you can meet God right here and now, so really, you have it better! 

You can enter into God’s presence and speak to God as a friend, do you?