Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Who's in Charge Here?

WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE?


Exodus 2:11-25



The Message vv. 11-12: “Time passed. Moses grew up. One day he went and saw his brothers, saw all that hard labor. Then he saw an Egyptian hit a Hebrew—one of his relatives! He looked this way and then that; when he realized there was no one in sight, he killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.”




Young Moses lived a dream. First, his Mom placed him inside a basket and floated him on Egypt’s Nile River (Exodus 2:1-4). Pharaoh’s daughter found baby Moses, and raised him as her own—a royal prince. Intelligent and handsome, Moses had it made! (Exodus 2:5-10). Then, as a young man, he learned the truth about himself. He wasn’t royalty at all. He was really a Hebrew—related to the slaves who worked all around him. He hated the royal lie, and wanted to connect with his brothers. The opening Scripture finds him awakening from his dream, and begin running for his life (Exodus 2:13-15).

Who was in charge of Moses’ life?


When challenged, we respond in one of two ways: God’s way, or our way. Moses acted on gut instinct. His way—taking matters into his own hands—caused him to sin, and taught him fear. Did God kill Moses because of this? No way—God had pans for Moses! Moses’ refining school began immediately, under God’s supervision. This future leader’s character was forged from persevering through many trials.

Who took charge of Moses life?

What can Moses teach us? Maybe we can avoid his three mistakes in our own lives. 1) Moses focused on the problem instead of on the Lord. A person’s gut-response when seeing injustice is to immediately lash out. 2) Moses relied on his own understanding, and strength. When problems arise, our natural instinct is to make things right as soon as possible. 3) Moses acted hastily instead of waiting on the Lord. Asking direction from God delays action.


Who was in charge when Moses sinned?


All three mistakes were the result of spontaneous (spon-TANE-e-ous means natural unplanned) action instead of thoughtful deliberation (de-LIB-er-a-shon means careful planning). If people were honest, mistakes made in life can all be rooted to haste. Prayer, and waiting on God—either for His response, or His taking charge—takes time. It takes precious time for people to back off and let God.


Who has the time to wait for God to take charge?

Take Home Nugget


Forgetting our all-powerful God when a situation demands quick thinking is natural for humans. How many times do we rush head-long into making mistakes?


So many choices we must make
That charts the life course we take:
Either in God’s wondrous light
Or wandering in darkest night.


J.D. Griffith

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