Face to Face

Deuteronomy 34:10-12 Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, 11 who did all those signs and wonders the LORD sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. 12 For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

     There are a few times in human history when a singular person has such a large impact on the course of history that their names is remembered. For most us us our names will be forgotten within three generations after out death.
     There are two ways to get on the "names remembered long after death" list. Hitler probably will make it on the list as will Mother Theresa. Exceptionally good people and notoriously bad people. They both make it on the list. But it is a very short list.
     I am pretty confident that I will not make it on the list. Other than my family and a few people I have encountered through the years, I will be forgotten, or already am forgotten. I really am a very insignificant person.
     But insignificant doesn't mean without tremendous worth. But I'll get back to this.
     Moses made it on the list, not because of who he was, but because of whose he was. The LORD had captured Moses' heart and soul. Moses tried to give excuses for not stepping into all the LORD had for him, but the LORD wouldn't accept any excuses.
     But what really set Moses apart was the intimate encounters he had with the LORD. He had met the LORD and seen Him face to face. He performed signs and wonders, miracles and judgements, but those are not what set him apart. He had seen the LORD face to face and lived.
     And those encounters had changed Moses. He was not the same person he was when he started on his journey. The LORD had shaped and molded him. He had yielded to the LORD's hand and will. He did so willingly.
     Will your life be marked by encounters with the LORD and your responses of obedience? Will reading your history be punctuated by the LORD. Or will it be a history of you?
     We all have choices to make that shape the future. What kind of future do you want? Obedience and surrender are your best path toward worth. You are of infinite value and worth. That was proven when Jesus died in YOUR place. Now live like it!