WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
Exodus 4:2-3
“Then the Lord said to him [Moses], ‘what is that in your hand?’”
“‘A staff.’ He replied.
“The Lord said, ‘Throw it on the ground.’ Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it.”
(Biblical scholars say God really asked Moses, “What do you have?”)
Two ten year old boys pass a football. “You’ve got a great collection of NFL stuff!” Brad comments to Jeremy.
Jeremy catches the football, and replies, “Thanks! You’ve got this cool football!”
Brad responds as he catches the football, “We’re pretty lucky, aren’t we?”
Luck has nothing to do with it, guys. Keep reading to learn the only thing people really have. Complete the lesson linked below that confirm Moses’ answer.
Moses was wealthy when God asked him this question. Moses probably wondered the best way to answer God’s question. Moses considered …
How arrogant to reply to God that he had wealth, wisdom and strength! The only thing he had was the staff in his hand. Then God showed him that the staff could easily turn into something else! Moses knew that all the “stuff” he amassed wasn’t really his. God could take all his possessions away—anytime.
Moses also realized that his wisdom wasn’t from him. God could confuse him to forget everything in a heartbeat. Moses had to admit that his health and strength weren’t his, either.
Moses didn’t even consider mentioning these things. (But Moses was speaking to a burning bush. I’m sure that you would be very careful with how you’d respond to this question, too). God can zap wealth, wisdom, health and strength in the blink of an eye.
What does anyone truly have? Moses considered all that he had, then decided to only mention the staff in his hand. Obviously, he could turn the staff in any direction and go. He has the power to choose which direction.
Bingo!
All any of us truly has is the power to choose. (Free will: 1 Corinthians 7:37a). But the power of choice is all any of us needs! What we say, what we do, how we act in different situations, and what we believe is all we really have. The power of choice opens up infinite opportunities.
Take Home Nugget
All people truly have is the wonderful gift of choice. In every situation, we can choose life and prosperity, or death and destruction. The choice is totally ours. May God enable us to choose wisely—then give us the courage to follow through with His will for our lives.
Praise God for free will so people can choose their destiny.
Paraphrased from Eckstein, Rabbi Yechiel. All That We Have. 9/16/2014. Holy Land Moments Devotional. Illinois.
J.D. Griffith
Written for http://www.Biblestudyforkids.
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