n.’s Devo -Moses’ Beginning

Su Read Ex. 2:11-3:22, Matt. 17:10-27, Ps. 22:1-18, Pr. 5:7-14 Yesterday, we began reading about Moses and his birth and how he ended up in the house of the Pharaoh. His life reminds me a little of Joseph’s. Moses definitely had his ups and downs. He was born at the most dangerous time to be born. God saved him from imminent death . All looked good in the palace till he went out walking one day. He couldn’t take the cruelty of the Egyptian guard toward his own people, so he took matters into his own hands and killed him. Once more the need to be rescued from death drove him from home. This time, into the land of Midian where he befriended Jethro, married Zipporah his daughter, and together they had Gershom, their son. All was fine till Moses saw a burning bush in the wilderness and went to see why it is not being consumed by the flames. Brush fires in the desert were not uncommon, but one that continually blazes was. God spoke from the flame and told him to go back to Egypt and deliver his people, but that the Pharaoh wouldn’t let them go. That must have been encouraging. The disciples had just been on the mountain top with Jesus seeing Elijah and Moses and they came down to be faced with a demon that made the boy a lunatic. The disciples tried to cast the demon out of him out and couldn’t. Jesus cast it out but rebuked them for their unbelief. Both Moses and the disciples were struggling with unbelief. Moses doubted he could be the one to deliver the Jewish people from Egypt. The disciples doubted that they had authority over the devil. What is our unbelief? Is it that God can’t provide for us in this upside down world? He can! Is it that we don’t believe He can bring us our ministry, or position, or love. He can do all of these things and will if we will faithfully walk in His spirit. David felt forsaken and Jesus quoted his prayer on the cross. But they came to the conclusion that he who trusts in the Lord will be reused and delivered because God delights in us.