Dear Family,
Today is Thursday, May 5, 2022, Day 5 of Week 3. This is the 19th Day in our Count to Pentecost.
The man Moses is the figure in the Old Testament that is most often referred to in the New. God used him as leader, deliverer, lawgiver, prophet, national hero, and author. He was a type, a forerunner, of our Savior, the Messiah. He was born at a time when baby boys were being drowned, rescued by an Egyptian princess, educated in all the ways of the Egyptians (Acts 7:22), yet he walked away from the riches of Egypt (Hebrews 11:26) to do God’s bidding.
Most believers have come to have a great deal of respect for Moses. He was a man God used successfully over and over again. Moses would step up and do what God told him to do, even when Moses obviously felt inadequate and made excuses.
Moses apparently thought the people would not believe him and that they would not listen to him. He also described himself as “slow of speech” and “of a slow tongue.”
Exodus 4:1, 10 (1) And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. (10) And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Just prior to receiving the 10 Commandments at Sinai, we learn that the weight of the job Moses was doing was quite heavy for him. Apparently, there was much bickering among the Israelites, and Moses sat to hear their contentions and try to judge rightly from morning until evening.
Exodus 18:13-18 (13) And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. (14) And when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? (15) And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: (16) When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. (17) And Moses’ father in-law said unto him; The thing that thou doest is not good. (18) Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
The important characteristic about Moses is that he stuck to doing his job anyway, even though he may have felt overwhelmed or inadequate. Perhaps there is great wisdom in never feeling personally overconfident while we are busy doing our work. The Apostle Paul apparently understood the wisdom in this concept and warned us all in 1 Corinthians. It’s a fantastic safety net.
1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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