Missions-in-Focus - Keynote 1: His Holiness to Experience the Power of His Presence

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Br. Paul Meijer His Holiness to Experience the Power of His Presence “Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” Exodus 3:5 Points to Consider Moses had spent forty years in Egypt learning the ways of the world. Then he spent forty years in the wilderness learning the ways of being dependent upon the Lord. It was at that time the Lord appeared to Moses in a burning bush. Moses saw the bush burning, but it was not being consumed. Being intrigued, Moses drew near. At that moment the Lord spoke to Moses saying, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” Moses had to learn (as do we all) that we do not draw near to a holy God out of intrigue. As we come near to Him, we must acknowledge and have a sense of His holy presence! What made the ground holy? It was the presence of a Holy God! In removing his shoes, Moses was acknowledging that he was of the earth. Human feet are sometimes referred to as “feet of clay,” symbolizing that we are but creatures of the earth and that it is our feet that link us to the earth. If Moses was to lead the people of God, this lesson had to be learned; and we see this confirmed again in chapters 33-34. As we look at the passage our theme verse comes from, let’s seek to answer several questions: What does the word “holy” mean? What does holiness look like? What can we learn from Exodus 3 and 33? How are the holiness of God and His glory connected?

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