Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

he was drawn nearer to the Chief Shepherd. He
became united to, submerged in, the Holy One of
Israel. He believed in the great God. He held
communion with the Father through humble
prayer. He looked to the Highest for an education
in spiritual things and for a knowledge of his duty
as a faithful shepherd. His life became so closely
linked with heaven that God talked with him face
to face, “as a man speaketh unto his friend.”
(Exodus 33:11)
Thus educated, Moses was prepared to heed the
call of God to exchange his shepherd’s crook for
the rod of authority; to leave his flock of sheep to
take the leadership of an idolatrous, rebellious
people. But he was still to depend on the invisible
Leader. As the rod was an instrument in his hand,
so he was to be a willing instrument in the hand of
Christ. He was to be the shepherd of God’s people;
and through his firm faith and abiding trust in the
Lord, many blessings were to come to the children
of Israel. ...
It was implicit faith in God that made Moses
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