Dear Family,
Today is Friday, May 27, 2022, Day 6 of Week 6. This is the 41st Day in our Count to Pentecost.
One of Moses’ greatest challenges in the 40 years of leading a murmuring, rebellious people, was burn out. If Moses had allowed the errors of the people to fill his mind, he could have been immersed in their negativity. Many people would find leading this huge group of grumbling malcontents to be overwhelming and unbearable. Humanly, we may wonder what kept Moses from just walking away from the job.
However, Moses on many different occasions was tempted by Israel’s contrary actions, yet he did not succumb to the typical, natural impulses. Why?
God had given Moses a clear purpose! The vision of leading the children of Israel into the Promised Land remained fresh in Moses’ thinking. That purpose even trumped burn out.
Also, God was very real to Moses. God had given Moses the opportunity to be in His divine presence, face-to-face, something like the meetings God had had with Moses’ forefathers. Through intimate contact with God, the vision could remain fresh and powerful.
Once God engaged Moses in the task before him, there was no room for doubt that God would bring His people to the Promised Land. While Israel often looked back to Egypt, the only direction Moses looked was forward. No matter how long or difficult the journey, we must all press forward to the goal like Moses did (and a whole list of other faithful witnesses, also, see Hebrews 11).
Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Luke 9:62 And Jesus said unto him; No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Once committed to God and His purpose, there is no looking back! God says Moses was “faithful in all his house” (Hebrews 3:2, 5). We want Him to say that about us, also.
Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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