Dear Family,
Today is Friday, May 3, 2024. It is Day 6 of Week 1 in our Count to Pentecost.
Moses lived a life of many ups and downs. His life was intriguing to say the least. Summarizing the first 80 years of his life, we find Moses had been saved from being a victim of infanticide, was reared in the royal courts of the most powerful nation of earth at the time, was a significant figure in both military exploits and political strategies of the royal family, murdered an Egyptian to save a fellow Hebrew, escaped Pharaoh‛s justice as a wilderness wanderer, and ended up leading sheep around a desert for forty years.
When Moses finally met God in the burning bush, he was small in his own eyes, “Who am I?” he asked, “that I should go to Pharaoh and deliver Israel?”
Exodus 3:11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Interestingly, God did not answer that question directly. Instead of telling Moses about who Moses was, God told Moses Who GOD IS!
Exodus 3:14 God said unto Moses; I AM THAT I AM: and He said; Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
God revealed His divine presence to Moses. Later, He provided His divine presence to all of Israel in the pillar of fire and the cloud by day.
Moses eventually learned that the focus MUST be on Who and What God Is and the plans He is carrying out. Moses got the lesson. However, the ancient Israelites were much slower to get the big picture.
During this Count to Pentecost, let us be sure we get the big picture and focus on the everlasting truths about the great God Who delivered ancient Israel and the One Who has delivered us, His Church, as a prelude to His deliverance of all of mankind! It is through God‛s service to us, His deliverance of us, and His providing for us, that we begin to experience God and to see Him for Who He truly is. We can come to experience the divine presence more fully of the I AM that I AM as we trust Him and walk with Him.
Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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