[Tuesday's Devotional] - Moses

Moses Moses was variously a slave's child adopted into nobility, a murderer, a sheep-minder, an advocate, a desert-wanderer, and perhaps one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen.  Add to that the fact that God rated him highly enough to speak to him face to face on at least one occasion.   I think Moses must have been a true hero.  He could have settled on being a privileged man in Pharaoh's household even though he knew his origins, but no.  He was angered at the way the Israelites were treated and acted in a way that meant he had to run away to save his own life.  He might have had a quiet life tending sheep, but no.  He took on the might of the Egyptian ruler against his better judgement, because he was not a good speaker, but on God's orders.  He lead the Israelites through the desert for 40 years of grief and hardship, putting up with their whining and grumbling.  He continued to do God's bidding even though at times it was hard to keep his anger with the people under control.  And he did all that knowing he would never see the Promised Land that God had told him about because he had lost his own temper one time. Exodus tells us that the Egyptians considered Moses 'highly regarded' or 'a great man'.  Numbers tells us that he was 'more humble than any man on the face of the earth'.   There is power in submission and greatness in humility.  I know, it goes against the standards of the Lord Sugar school of leadership, doesn't it!  And it was no 'quick fix' either.  40 years as an Egyptian, 40 years tending sheep, and 40 years wandering in the desert.  40 years probationary period at each stage!  My apprenticeship to become a Laboratory Technician only took 5 years.   Moses learnt not to think of himself too highly, but simply to do God's bidding.  Can we do the same?  Not sure that I could match up to Moses.  Perhaps many of us think along the lines of 'it's too much trouble' or 'it's really inconvenient' or even 'maybe some other time'.  For whatever reason I hope we have that humility, and that none of us die on the mountain before we reach the Promised Land.   Jim Finch   Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to the Daily Devotionals Our mailing address is: St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church 1a New Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7BE United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Want to be added to our mailing list? - sign up here!