Friend of God

This Sunday, our senior Pastor was preaching about how to be 'friends of God'. He talked about why Moses was called the Friend of God. It was because Moses trusted in God and was always dwelling in His presence. He experienced God's presence. Then pastor drew us to the tarbenacle where he showed us how we could learn from it to be close with God. In the tarbenacle, there were the 1) the table of the Bread of the presence, 2) the Golden lampstand 3) Altar of incense. From these 3 items, we could learn one lesson from each item to experience God's presence.

1) Trust in God's provision
- the bread of the Presence is made from the additional supply of manna collected the day before the Sabbath
- it testifies of His Providential Presence from one Sabbath to the next
- we experience His presence when we trust completely in His provision

2) Follow God's guidance
- the 7 Golden Lampstands are the only source of light in the tarbenacle; it prevents the priest from stumbling in the dark
- the Bible, God's word, is a lamp to our feet and a light for our path (ps 119:105)
- we experience God's presence when we rely on Him for guidance

3) Worship God's worthiness
- the Altar incense offer fragrant incense to God constantly and fills the Holy Place
- it symbolises our ceaseless prayer to God as we walk closely with Him, no matter what we are doing
- it speaks of our constant praise to God thru all we do becoz He deserves it
- we experience God's presence when we live with Him, in constant conversation and endless worship


QUOTE of the day:
The bigger your vision of God, the smaller your vision of your problem.