Exodus 2
Does God make mistakes? From our limited perspective there are times when we begin to doubt and question what God is doing. In our study of the book of Exodus we have seen that God originally led Jacob and the family of Joseph to Egypt to survive a famine. Now, fast forward, and things are not going well. The people are enslaved and life is not looking good even for the babies. As we saw from Exodus 1, the king was doing all he could to control the growth of the nation of Israel which included the killing of the baby boys. In the middle of this chaos in Exodus 2 God is still at work as Moses is born. He survives the threats of the king as his mother made a basket and placed him in it in the river (3). Does God know what He is doing? Yes, because Pharaoh’s daughter discovers the basket with Moses (4-6) and works out a plan to have the baby cared for until he can be raised by her in the palace (10). Does God know what He is doing? Yes, because Moses spent 40 years being trained as a leader by the greatest leaders of the day (see Acts 7:22). However, his training was not over as God took him from the palace to the desert for another 40 years of training (15-22). Right now you may look at your life and feel like God has forgotten you in the desert. God does know what He is doing. God trained Moses in the palace and the desert for His purposes of development and refinement. God was building a humble servant leader out of Moses. God used every bit of training in the palace and the desert to mold Moses. God is doing the same molding in our lives through the experiences we face.Trust God, He knows what He is doing as He shapes our lives to be used by Him.
For more see FEAR, FAITH & FOLLOWING
Does God make mistakes? From our limited perspective there are times when we begin to doubt and question what God is doing. In our study of the book of Exodus we have seen that God originally led Jacob and the family of Joseph to Egypt to survive a famine. Now, fast forward, and things are not going well. The people are enslaved and life is not looking good even for the babies. As we saw from Exodus 1, the king was doing all he could to control the growth of the nation of Israel which included the killing of the baby boys. In the middle of this chaos in Exodus 2 God is still at work as Moses is born. He survives the threats of the king as his mother made a basket and placed him in it in the river (3). Does God know what He is doing? Yes, because Pharaoh’s daughter discovers the basket with Moses (4-6) and works out a plan to have the baby cared for until he can be raised by her in the palace (10). Does God know what He is doing? Yes, because Moses spent 40 years being trained as a leader by the greatest leaders of the day (see Acts 7:22). However, his training was not over as God took him from the palace to the desert for another 40 years of training (15-22). Right now you may look at your life and feel like God has forgotten you in the desert. God does know what He is doing. God trained Moses in the palace and the desert for His purposes of development and refinement. God was building a humble servant leader out of Moses. God used every bit of training in the palace and the desert to mold Moses. God is doing the same molding in our lives through the experiences we face.Trust God, He knows what He is doing as He shapes our lives to be used by Him.
For more see FEAR, FAITH & FOLLOWING
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