One expression we use to describe prayer is communion. It implies that the parties involved have something in common. Thus, prayer implies that we have something common with God. This is a privilege for us as we (earthly, limited people) can have something in common with the Almighty God.

Moses went up to Mt Sinai at least seven times. And thrice he spent forty days and forty nights communing with God. It was a wonderful and great privilege for Moses to be able to commune with God. Through the Lord Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Great High Priest, we too have this privilege. Do we enjoy our communion with God? Our communion with God will impact our lives.

1.  Time of communion with God (Exod 34:28, c.f. Deut 9:9,18,25;10:10)

Moses had three occasions of spending forty days and forty nights communing with God. His communion with God was to plead for God’s mercy to be on the children of God and for the restoration of God’s glory. The length of his fasting showed the extent of his burden for the children of God.

Do we enjoy the time we spend in communion with God? If we do, we will not need to be persuaded or reminded to pray. We will start our day in communion with God.

2.  Glory in communion with God (Exod 34:29-31)

The word “shone” (Exod 34:29) literally means “to send out horns.” It describes a vivid, striking and unusual sight. Moses’ face shone because he had communed with God, and the glory of God was reflected on his face. Our lives will reflect the glory of God when we have true communion with Him.

3.  Freedom and free-ness in communion with God (Exod 34:32-35)

The children of God could not look directly on the glory of God that was reflected on Moses’ face. In 2 Corinthians 3:7-11, the Apostle Paul explained that the glory reflected on Moses’ face was temporary. Moses represented the old covenant. Paul then explained the contrast between the old covenant and the new covenant. The old covenant has a sense of inaccessibility, but the new covenant is accessible through the Lord Jesus Christ.

To commune with God is to enter into His presence. To be in the presence of God is very assuring. Such assurance must ease our fears. Communion with Him must thus impact our lives and change our disposition.