Exodus 33:11 The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.

How did God speak to Moses? Face to face, as a friend! Two lessons to take from this…

When we want to speak to someone, be it to say good things or bad, we should be speaking face to face and not behind their backs!

Second, we need to treat people as friends and not as objects about which we can talk – talking to a friend always comes out different than talking about an object.

Make sure you have the right attitude when you need to say something!

Matthew 2:19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Even though they were in hiding from Herod, God did not leave the family to fend for themselves. He was with them continually and even sent another angel to Joseph to tell him when it was time to move again.

Joseph had no problem listening to God and together they came back to Nazareth as a family to be among the Jews once again.

This was where God wanted them to be, and listening to God as a family was making them stronger each and every day!

Matthew 2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

How were they in Egypt to start with? God sent them there to make sure Jesus the child was safe until Herod was no longer there to try and hunt Him down.

Mary and Joseph were given the task of looking after Jesus as a baby and bringing Him up, making sure they all followed God’s instructions as a family.

Being a family in Christ is always going to be more resilient than a single person in Christ.