This might be one of the WILDEST plot twists in the entire Bible and most Christians have never heard of it.
Check this out.
There were two significant requests Moses made to God that were denied.
First. In Exodus 33, Moses asks God, “Show me Your glory.” But God tells him, “You cannot see My face, for no one may see Me and live.”
Request denied.
Second. In Deuteronomy 3, Moses begs God to let him enter the Promised Land but because of his disobedience and failure to trust God, God tells Moses he will not enter.
Request denied again.
Now, fast forward to the New Testament. In Matthew 17, Jesus is transfigured on a mountain, and the Bible specifically tells us that his face shone like the sun.
And guess who suddenly appears there with Jesus?
Moses.
Think about this. What is Moses finally seeing?
He’s seeing… the face of God.
The man who led the first Exodus and delivered his people from the bondage of Egypt is standing face to face with the One who would accomplish a greater Exodus, delivering sinners from the bondage of Satan, sin and death.
The man whose face was radiant because of God’s glory (Ex. 34:29) is standing face to face with the One whose face radiates God’s glory (Matt. 17:2).
In Deuteronomy 18:15, Moses tells the Israelites that God will raise up a prophet like him and commands them to “LISTEN TO HIM.”
In Matthew 17:5: God the Father speaks to the disciples about Jesus and says “LISTEN TO HIM.”
But wait… there’s more.
Where is Moses standing?
He’s standing… in the promised land.
The very two things Moses had once been denied, God allows him to experience in the presence of Jesus.
Two takeaways.
1. Sometimes God answers our prayer requests in ways that we do not expect. Whatever he has to offer us is infinitely better than anything we could ever imagine.
2. Our failures may have consequences, but in Christ, they don't have to have the final word.
That’s why Moses’ failure didn’t have the final word.
God’s grace did.
I'll tell you an interesting story. Herod had just killed James the brother of John, and had Peter thrown in prison. The church was praying fervently for Peter's release. While they were still praying, an angel appeared to Peter and released him. Peter arrived at Mary's house where the disciples had gathered to pray. The househelp, Rhoda, went to check who was at the door and when she saw Peter, she went to inform the people praying for his release and they said it was a lie that it couldn't have been Peter.
This means, they were praying for his release while still not believing that he would be released. They were praying for his release, he got released and came to them and they said it couldn't have been him. My point is, just because your faith is low doesn't mean God won't step in. He will do as he pleases. Be kinder to yourselves. God understands.
His grace is sufficient for you and His power is perfected in your weakness. So boast about your weakness that His power may be made perfect in you.
- 2 Cor 12:9
Having faith in that instance doesn't still mean that the person would not die. But faith affects how you experience death or life. Life is just a series of trials.
These trials only to test your faith to see whether or not it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it - and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold; so if your faith remains strong after being tested, it will bring you much praise and glory and honour on the day of His return.
- 1 Pet 1:7-9
You know the level of curiosity that would make an anthropologist get two men to have a conversation into his wax recording?
Protect this very fragile thing that could easily damage from heat and his long travel via ship back to England. Store it carefully in the archives and digitize it 100 years later?
I'm BEGGING you to look up what YouTube pays per 1,000 views in different niches before you pick what to make videos about
This is the single most important number in the entire YouTube business model and almost nobody checks it before starting
Entertainment: $2-4
Gaming: $3-5
Vlogs: $4-6
Reactions: $3-5
Now look at the niches nobody wants:
Medicare supplements: $44
Estate planning: $38
Commercial insurance: $35
Business tax strategy: $32
HVAC repair: $28
Assisted living: $26
Septic and well water: $24
Farm equipment: $22
That's not a typo. $44 per thousand views vs $3 per thousand views. The exact same platform. The exact same algorithm. The exact same upload button
A gaming channel needs 1,000,000 views to make $3,000
A Medicare channel needs 68,000 views to make $3,000
And the Medicare channel has maybe 12 competitors in the entire United States while the gaming channel has 45,000
But this is where it gets stupid:
The $44 CPM is just the ad money. The viewers in these niches are about to spend $5,000-$200,000 on the thing you're explaining to them. The ad revenue is a tip. The real money is what happens after they watch
A roofer with 3,000 subscribers who answers "how much does a new roof cost" gets calls from homeowners about to spend $14,000. Every video is a free sales rep that works at 3am
A financial advisor with 5,000 subscribers who answers "should I do a Roth conversion" gets appointments from retirees managing $400,000+ portfolios. One client is worth $5,000-$15,000 a year in advisory fees
An HVAC company with 2,000 subscribers who answers "heat pump vs furnace" gets calls from homeowners about to spend $8,000-$15,000. Those viewers aren't subscribing to an HVAC channel. They're panicking because their furnace died in January and they need someone who knows what they're talking about
The leads close at 2-3x the rate of ad leads because the buyer watched you explain their exact problem for 15 minutes before they called. The trust was built before the conversation started
How to find these niches yourself in 10 minutes:
1 → Open Google Keyword Planner (free with a Google Ads account you never have to fund). Type any service. Sort by "Top of page bid - high range." That column shows what advertisers pay per click. $50-200 per click = that niche pays $20-44 CPM on YouTube. The correlation is almost perfect
2 → Search that topic on YouTube. Count how many serious channels answer it. If there are fewer than 15, you have almost no competition for an audience advertisers are paying $50-200 a click to reach on Google
3 → Check the comments on the few channels that exist. Every question asked is a video idea nobody made yet. Every complaint is a positioning opportunity
The uglier the niche sounds the emptier it is and the higher it pays. This has been true for 8 years straight and nobody talks about it because making videos about septic systems and Medicare won't get you likes in a group chat
I build channels in these niches. The ones that sound like pamphlets in a doctor's waiting room. Because that's where the checks clear
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