3.115 As a Man Speaketh unto His Friend
Show Notes
In this Savory Salt episode, Allen Roberds reflects on Exodus 33:11, where the Lord speaks to Moses "face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend." He invites listeners to ponder their personal relationship with God, encouraging a two-way friendship through prayer, scripture study, and daily spiritual engagement. This reflection explores how we can deepen our connection with the Lord, seeing Him not just as a helper in times of need, but as a constant, intimate friend.
Key Points
- Allen Roberds explores the various types of human friendships and prompts listeners to consider the nature of their own relationship with the Lord.
- The episode centers on Exodus 33:11, highlighting the profound interaction where God speaks to Moses "face to face, as a man speaketh unto His friend."
- Listeners are encouraged to cultivate a two-way friendship with God by regularly engaging in prayer, meditation, and scripture study.
- The reflection asks whether we only turn to God in emergencies or if we seek a deeper, more consistent connection with Him as a true friend.
- Moses's intimate interaction with the Lord serves as an inspiring example of the direct and personal relationship possible with the Divine.
Moses gives us a great interaction here with the Lord to see as a sample of what can be as we lean in and turn to the Lord as a friend in our lives.
Episode Resources
Full Transcript
In Matthew 5, Jesus calls us the salt of the earth and the light of the world, reminding us that our lives are meant to preserve, illuminate, and point others to Him. This season on Savory Salt, we'll walk through the Old Testament, one verse and one thought each day. Perhaps these moments will add greater savor and brighter light to our lives as we seek to truly live as savory salt.
Hello, my friends. It's a new day with new opportunities. Choose ye this day whom you will serve.
Do you have different kinds of friends? Is it just me? I know I've got different kinds of friends.
Let's talk about them for just a second as we dive into our reading for today. We are reading Exodus chapters 19 through 34 with varying focuses here. A lot of things moving.
Please take the time to read all of those chapters and dive into what they mean for you in your life. As we get to the tail end here of our reading for the week, we've got this roller coaster that's been happening. And we get a part where the Lord just flat out is like, "You people are stiff-necked." "Like, you just aren't getting it." And then we have an amazing interaction between Moses and the Lord here.
But first, let's talk about these friends for just a second and then see what we get from Moses' interaction. I got friends that I know would show up in the middle of the night for me. I've got friends that if I don't reach out to them, I would never hear from them ever.
They're still friends, but it's kind of a "I got to check on them" type friendship, right? I've got friends that check on me, and they text me or call me, see how things are doing. I've got friends that drop by, check in, you know, stop at the house, see if they catch me.
These are all different styles of friends. I'm wondering for you and for me, what's your relationship with the Lord in terms of seeing Him as a friend in your life? Are you the type of friend that just calls when you need help moving the house?
Are you the type of friend that only checks in when there's an emergency and says, "Please come help me"? Or is your relationship something different? I think that's where I'm going as we get into our verse for today here in Exodus chapter 33.
I'm going to focus on verse 11, but I've got to tell you, this interaction—verses 10, 11, 12, 13, and so on. I want you to really take a look at what happens here in this interaction, but we're going to pick verse 11, although I almost picked verse 12. So, runner-up on verse 12.
Verse 11 says, "And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp; but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle." Now, obviously, I want to focus on the front end of this. Friends, it's so interesting to me today to have people that read from the Bible and see: we have clear evidence that God works with the affairs of man and that He does so face to face.
For us as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we believe that Joseph Smith received not just one vision. And that's all there is to it. I hope you enjoyed this video.
I want to thank you for joining me today for another episode of the Lord and the Redeemer podcast. I'll see you next time. Bye.
Please be patient, and please help us become the nation that you promised we should become. My friends, I hope that you and I take an opportunity to think about the way we see the Lord as a friend in our lives. Do we have more of a friendship that's two-way?
Do we want to keep in touch with Him on a regular basis—daily through prayer, through meditation, through scripture study? Do we want to invite Him in our lives and in our homes the way we invite our friends in our lives and in our homes? Do we want to be a part of Him and His work as much as we ask Him to be a part of our lives and our work?
These are great questions, and I think Moses gives us a great interaction here with the Lord to see as a sample of what can be as we lean in and turn to the Lord as a friend in our lives. That's all for today, my friends, and I do call you my friends whether I've met you or not. You and I have come here for such a time as this.
Step forward in faith, and let's be savory salt. We will be here tomorrow, and we hope you are too.
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