👑The Intercessor👑

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Moses The Intercessor

After meeting God in Sinai, Moses found Israel riotously worshipping a Golden Calf. God started to utterly destroy them, offering to make Moses a great nation instead. But Moses wanted to be blotted out of the Book of Life if God would not save Israel. That was dramatic intercession!

Exodus 32:31-32 - "Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written."

Forbidden Ornaments

This is one of the most overlooked and neglected items in the Bible. Aaron and the Children of Israel infuriated God Almighty for creating and worshipping the Golden Calf. It all began with the jewelry they brought from Egypt. After that incident, God utterly hated jewelry on His people. He demanded that they give it to Him.

Exodus 33:6 - "And the Children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb."

Face To Face With God

God punished Israel for worshipping the Golden Calf. Moses' intercession literally saved their lives. Immediately, God again promised to give them a land flowing with milk and honey. But the people were unmoved. Ultimately, it was Moses' profound relationship with God that salvaged the entire project. Israel could easily see that when Moses entered the Tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and the voice of God spoke to Moses. Remember, whole nations can depend on one man's prayers.

Exodus 33:11 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend."

Show Me Thy Glory

God is invisible. Three times, the Bible says, "No man hath seen God at any time." When Moses asked to see God's glory, God showed him His "back parts." That could not possibly mean God's back, buttocks or thighs. He is invisible. Moses saw God's past goodness - the Genesis story revealed! 1400 years later, Moses saw the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ on the Mount of Transfiguration.

Exodus 33:23 - "I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen."

Not Until You're Ready Then  Go With long life will I satisfy [you], and show [you] my salvation. – Psalm 91:16

Did you know that it's not God's will for you or anyone to die young? His will for you is to live the full number of your days. You ought to live 70 or 80 years, and if you are not satisfied, live awhile longer! The Bible says that when Abraham died, he died at a good old age, full of years. That's the way it ought to be with all of us. Some believers don't realize that and they've gotten themselves in a mess. When they get sick, instead of just believing for healing, they start wondering if it's God's will for them to die. Maybe He's ready to call me home, they think. Don't ever entertain thoughts like that. If God has His way, He won't call you home until you're good and ready to come. The Apostle Paul understood that. In 2 Timothy 4:6-7, he said, "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Paul didn't die until he and Jesus were ready for him to go. Regardless of your age, if the devil is telling you God isn't going to heal you because it's time for you to go home, he is lying to you. God promises in Psalm 91:16 that if you are living under the shadow of the Most High, He will satisfy you with long life. (That means that you are abiding in Him as Jesus taught in John 15.) If you're not satisfied that you have finished your course yet on this earth, it's not time for you to die. So ignore the devil and keep right on living. Resist sickness and disease in the Name of Jesus. Stand on God's promise! Then, when you're ready to go on to heaven, go! But go satisfied, healed and ready! Go in victory shouting the words of that old joy-filled song—"Heaven is near and I can't stay here. Goodbye world, goodbye." Food For Thought: God often uses people we would never choose—God knows what He's doing! He'll make certain everything's fulfilled in His Word—if you think He's going to limit Himself to just using the Church, you're living in a dream world. God'll use the unconscious obedience of unbelievers too!