Read Exodus 1-4:17
It has been about 300 years since Joseph died and the new Pharaoh doesn’t know his history about all the good things Joseph did for his nation. Racialism has been a part of mankind since the tower of Babel. People are afraid of people that are different or they don’t understand. The Egyptians were afraid of the Hebrews because they were multiplying faster than them. The Pharaoh tried bribing the midwives to kill all the boy babies which sounds familiar. It seems like the devil smells someone great is about to be born and tries to kill him just like he did when Jesus was born. God always has a way of escape. For Moses it was in a basket floating down the Nile.
Moses always knew his true roots and returned to them after undergoing the test of rejection and misunderstanding. Every great leader must go through these tests to make them humble and stronger. Moses tried to hide away but God found him and sent him back to deliver his people. Moses was not so happy about being the hero. He knew the sting of betrayal. But, he agreed to take the assignment. What blows my mind is the detailed instructions God gave him about how it would go and what to do at every step. I would love to have my life given to me in that kind of detail. I am also amazed how Moses argued wit God about speaking. God must have wanted to slap him, but in his patient love, he gave him Aaron. God knew that Moses would need instructions and a partner to go on. God tells us just what we need to know and what we don’t. He sends us people and spouses to walk with us through our journey. Most importantly, we have the Holy Spirit that walks with us to show us the way. Moses didn’t have the Bible to show him the plan of God. We have that!
Lord, thank you for your Word and your Holy Spirit to lead us. Thank you for the people you send to aid and encourage us along the way. Help us to pass the tests of leadership so that we can be used for the good of your kingdom.
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