What a great study we have had in the Life of Moses. We saw all the stages of his life and how God was always with him growing him to be the man God wanted him to be. Moses had status in Pharaoh’s place for 40 years, served the next 40 as a humble shepherd and then another 40 years as a prophet of God and leader of Israel. Moses allowed God to work and shape his life as He will do ours, if we let Him. Just like Moses we go through easy times as well as tough times, but God is always there shaping us into the person He wants us to be.
God
wants us to have a personal relationship with Him. Moses definitely accomplished this. Moses was the only man that God spoke to face
to face. (Ex. 33:11) There has never been a prophet risen in
Israel like Moses. (Deut. 34:10)
Moses spoke with God in the burnish bush and when he received the 10
commandments. Moses spent many hours in
the presence of God.
Moses
did 2 powerful things that dramatically changed the course of his life: 1. He followed God’s call and 2. He had an
intimate personal relationship with God.
God can change the course of your life just like He did for Moses. So God can do the same for you, if you are
willing.
Are you
a faithful follower like Moses?
Do you
have a personal relationship with God?
How has
God changed your life?
Moses
didn’t start out as the leader of Israel.
In Exodus we saw that Pharaoh feared the Israelites, because there were
so many of them. He tried to control
them with hard labor and when that didn’t work, he killed all the baby
boys. Moses escaped death when his
mother hid him in a basket in the Nile for Pharaoh’s daughter to find. She found him and raised him in the palace as
her own. There is stayed for 40
years. One day he saw a fellow Israelite
being mistreated by an Egyptian. Moses
came to his defense and killed him. Of
course Moses had to flee for his safety.
Moses
then became a shepherd for the next 40 years until God called him to lead
Israel. God wanted him to go to Egypt
and rescue His people. Moses had several
excuses not to go, but God had a plan and convinced him to go and the rest is
history. A baby was born to a slave
couple in dangerous circumstances, but turned out to be the greatest human
emancipator and law give the world has ever known.
Where
has God called you?
What
excuses do you make when God calls you?
The
Bible says we are to be ambassadors for Christ.
We represent Him to the world. We,
like Moses must be faithful and loyal to God.
Moses had to put up with the Israelites who consistently complained even
though God gave them everything they needed.
God gave them food, water, clothing, shelter, protection from their
enemies, and was always with them. Their
negativity never affected Moses. He
stayed loyal, true, and on task just as God wanted him to do. Moses even interceded for them, when God
became angry with Israel for their rebellion.
When
have you interceded for someone?
What
were the results?
God
promised Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan, the Promised
Land. God called Moses to lead Israel
out of Egyptian slavery and into the Promised Land. He led the people for 40 years to the land,
but he could not enter. He didn’t
complain. He remained faithful to his
people and to God and looked to his heavenly home. During his last days he recounted their
journey so the people would remember all God had done for them. Even at his old age of 120 years, he was
faithful and never stopped leading the people.
Before he died he blessed all the tribes. (Deut.
33)
Moses
was a great man, but remained humble never drawing attention to himself. He demonstrated an unshakable faith in the
most shaking circumstances. He prayed
effectively and always interceded for others.
He showed great courage in his final hours. He walked confidently up Mount Nebo and died after
God let him see for the last the land Israel would inherit. God buried Moses Himself. No one knows where Moses’ grave is. Maybe it’s because Israel is prone to
idolatry. If they knew where he was
buried, they may have worshipped him.
Do you
want to be like Moses? To
be like Moses you must have faith, be humble and courageous, intercede for
others, spend time with God, keep your focus on God, be obedient, trust God,
and tell others about the one true God.
Moses’ character points us to Jesus Christ, the one greater than Moses.
This
finishes the study of The Life of Moses.
In the fall I will post on the book of Revelation. You don’t want to miss that! Throughout the summer I will be posting on
various topics. I look forward to
sharing my thought with you.
Have a
blessed summer and stay holy because God is holy.
Linda
NOTE: If you want to do the study on Revelation
with BSF this fall, check out their website for a class near you. You won’t be sorry. https://www.bsfinternational.org If you decide to do BSF, let me know. I would love to hear from you.
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