Scripture Reading: Exodus 2: 15-22
Key Verse: .. why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat. (Exodus 2:20)
Meditation: Moses was God's chosen leader, but he was not yet ready to lead. His reckless zeal not only contributed to the postponement of his mission, but it also jeopardized his life. Moses just barely escaped the pursuit of Pharaoh. In the midst of human folly and failure we can clearly discern the overarching sovereign grace of God.
God intended for us to remember He does not easily give up on His chosen people (or person). For as serious as was the sin of Moses, it did not put him outside God's ultimate purpose for his life. While his wrong acts certainly carried consequences and required the corrective hand of God, yet, they did not annul God's plan for him. The evidence of the ultimate triumph of God's sovereign is the Lord speaking directly to Moses face -to face as a man speaks to his friend. Moses experienced an intimacy with God enjoyed by relative few people in the Bible.
In Bible college we were often extorted to seek God's perfect will and not settle for His permissive will. Equally challenging and anxiety producing was the inference that God's second best would leave the pro-ordained work undone in His kingdom. While this emphasis motivated me, yet it diminished both God's sovereignty and His grace. God is not depend on my perfect performance to fulfill his plans. The seriousness failure of Moses did not stop God's purpose for Israel. We can count on the triumph of both God's sovereignty and His grace. The principles in Romans 8:28 are still operating in our circumstances, even in our failures.
Thought for the Day: God's corrections are not intended to be punitive but purposeful.
Key Verse: .. why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat. (Exodus 2:20)
Meditation: Moses was God's chosen leader, but he was not yet ready to lead. His reckless zeal not only contributed to the postponement of his mission, but it also jeopardized his life. Moses just barely escaped the pursuit of Pharaoh. In the midst of human folly and failure we can clearly discern the overarching sovereign grace of God.
God intended for us to remember He does not easily give up on His chosen people (or person). For as serious as was the sin of Moses, it did not put him outside God's ultimate purpose for his life. While his wrong acts certainly carried consequences and required the corrective hand of God, yet, they did not annul God's plan for him. The evidence of the ultimate triumph of God's sovereign is the Lord speaking directly to Moses face -to face as a man speaks to his friend. Moses experienced an intimacy with God enjoyed by relative few people in the Bible.
In Bible college we were often extorted to seek God's perfect will and not settle for His permissive will. Equally challenging and anxiety producing was the inference that God's second best would leave the pro-ordained work undone in His kingdom. While this emphasis motivated me, yet it diminished both God's sovereignty and His grace. God is not depend on my perfect performance to fulfill his plans. The seriousness failure of Moses did not stop God's purpose for Israel. We can count on the triumph of both God's sovereignty and His grace. The principles in Romans 8:28 are still operating in our circumstances, even in our failures.
Thought for the Day: God's corrections are not intended to be punitive but purposeful.
No comments:
Post a Comment