Scripture:
“So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.”
Exodus 33:11 NKJV
Observation:
This scripture tells us that Moses spoke to God in the Tabernacle face to face as a man speak to his friend, then he would go back to the camp, but Joshua would stay at the tabernacle. Joshua didn’t want to leave the presence of the Lord. He hungered and thirsted after the Lord. I believe this is what Moses and the Lord saw in Joshua above all else, that brought him to be leader when Moses left the scene.
Application:
God promotes those who linger in His presence and can’t get enough of Him. As a leader I need to look at who is lingering in the presence of the Lord after service when everyone else is going home. Finding the next great leader isn’t done by looking at their credentials, but their passion for the presence of God. I need to focus on those who stay around the altars and not those who seem to have potential.
Prayer:
Father, help me to not see as man sees, but to look at the heart. Help me to see the ones who stay after and continue to seek You when service is over. Let me see those who can be trusted because they are spending time in Your presence. I want to raise up leaders who have a heart after God.
Your Son,
Jeff
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