Exodus 33:11a (NLT): "Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face as one speaks to a friend."

Moses' relationship with God was quite remarkable. When Moses separated himself from the outside demands and business of overseeing the mobile camp of thousands of Israelite; he drew near to God. It's impossible to imagine the constant pressure and stress of his job, leading all those families, who were clearly not happy travellers, through the wilderness - day in and day out for forty years. His constant meetings with God must have been so precious and intimate to sustain, refresh, and equip him for his overwhelming task. Even more remarkable though, is the truth that we are promised an even closer relationship with our God than Moses had. He may have seen God face to face in the tent of meeting, and seen His hand split the Red Sea, rain manna from heaven, pour gushing water from a rock; but we get to have the very Presence of God live inside us. You just don't get more intimate than that! When we turn our attention on him, He reveals His will and loving nature to us. He fills us with His power, freely extends His wisdom, comforts, counsels and guides our every step - all we need do is separate ourselves, draw near and ask.