Moses met God and came away with his face shining so brightly that the people of Israel could not look at him.
Moses was changed when he had intimate communion with God and so can we.
Daniel Henderson talks about Moses' experience in his book Transforming Prayer and adds: "As Christians we have free . . . access to the transforming presence of God."
He points to the great statement by the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 3:18: "But we all . . . beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed."
"Paul's point is this," says Henderson, "we can enjoy the life-changing gaze of prayer as we commune with our incredible Savior."
He goes on to say: "We are captivated by Christ, changed by Christ, and conformed to Christ."
In effect, the more we contemplate Christ through the scriptures, the more we become enamoured of him. And we desire to become like him.
In Henderson's eyes, "there is nothing so attractive and captivating in this sin-darkened world as a Christian who experiences and exhibits the glory of Jesus through the power of face-to-face intimacy".
That's why Henderson urges people to focus their eyes on God in prayer, putting aside their prayer lists to simply adore the Lord in worship.
Out of this worship springs confession, praise and heartfelt prayer. Prayer requests flow naturally from worshiping the Lord. The Holy Spirit prompts our prayers.
Henderson has used this approach - basking in the presence of God - for many years and many pastors and laypeople have come away from his conferences with renewed faith and energy.
As the song says, "our God is an awesome God". We can't help but be inspired when we look at him.
Moses was changed when he had intimate communion with God and so can we.
Daniel Henderson talks about Moses' experience in his book Transforming Prayer and adds: "As Christians we have free . . . access to the transforming presence of God."
He points to the great statement by the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 3:18: "But we all . . . beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed."
"Paul's point is this," says Henderson, "we can enjoy the life-changing gaze of prayer as we commune with our incredible Savior."
He goes on to say: "We are captivated by Christ, changed by Christ, and conformed to Christ."
In effect, the more we contemplate Christ through the scriptures, the more we become enamoured of him. And we desire to become like him.
In Henderson's eyes, "there is nothing so attractive and captivating in this sin-darkened world as a Christian who experiences and exhibits the glory of Jesus through the power of face-to-face intimacy".
That's why Henderson urges people to focus their eyes on God in prayer, putting aside their prayer lists to simply adore the Lord in worship.
Out of this worship springs confession, praise and heartfelt prayer. Prayer requests flow naturally from worshiping the Lord. The Holy Spirit prompts our prayers.
Henderson has used this approach - basking in the presence of God - for many years and many pastors and laypeople have come away from his conferences with renewed faith and energy.
As the song says, "our God is an awesome God". We can't help but be inspired when we look at him.
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