The success posted by Moses in his ministry couldn’t have been possible without his penchant for hearing and obeying God. Obedience is what attracts God’s presence and blessing, and Moses had that going for him. However, something else comes into the equation. It would not have been possible for Moses to obey if he never knew what constituted the mind or will of God at each given time. So, how did he know God’s mind? It was through prayer. His ministry was laced with prayer, as he took every matter to the Lord. When the people desired meat, he took it to the Lord. When God wanted to destroy the people and offered to make a new nation with him as the patriarch, he stood against it in prayer.

Obedience is what attracts God’s presence and blessing…The Bible reveals two sides to prayer. It has power both to restrain and attract…Those who know the two sided nature of prayer and engage it will experience great blessings in whatever they do.

We learn from Moses that it will be presumptuous to attempt the Lord’s work only with human strength. Beyond the Lord’s work, anything we set as task must be channeled to the Lord through prayer. Only then can we have the assurance of God leading us through. The Bible reveals two sides to prayer. It has power both to restrain and attract. The murmuring of the people attracted judgment by fire which destroyed some of them. In their desperation they cried to Moses. In turn, Moses prayed to the Lord; and that was the magic that restrained the fire of destruction. On a different occasion, the prayer of Solomon attracted the fire of God’s glory when the temple was dedicated. Those who know the two sided nature of prayer and engage it will experience great blessings in whatever they do.