Relevant Quote from My Book:
|
Moses was in the backside of the desert, says the King James
Bible. (Exodus 3:1) Id steer clear of that expression, but there
might have been times when Moses was tempted to use it. The desert
drop-out stood before the burning bush a broken man, haunted by
his inadequacy. (Exodus 4:10-14) He was so long in the tooth that ivory hunters must have started asking after his health. And excuses!
When God called him, this word-mashers comeback was packed with
more buts than a church pew on Easter morning. As he tried to
stammer home his point, he even had the audacity to imply that
his deficiencies were bigger than God. Whats a stutter to the
One who fashions mouths? Whats a mental block to the Maker of
minds? Poor old tongue-twister one foot in the grave, and the other in his mouth. Yet it was Moses the word-slurping geriatric, not Moses the headstrong royal, who was on the brink of greatness. Forty years earlier, fresh from his Egyptian education, strong in body, high in status and political pull, he was keen to help Gods people. But heaven had no use for a budding superstar. Heaven was waiting for a bumbling sheep-minder. Viewed from the final side of the grave, everything tackled in ones own strength fizzles. (Compare John 15:5) Only through God could Moses splash in time ripple for all eternity. Perhaps it took the full forty years for this realization to become an unshakeable conviction, but it was worth the wait. It became the secret of Moses strength, ridding him of the arrogant independence that would otherwise have fouled his service. He was the meekest man on earth. (Numbers 12:3 ff) This precious quality is adorned with exquisite promises.
The meek will he guide . . . The meek will increase their joy in the Lord. (Isaiah 29:19) The meek will inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5) Humility joyous dependence upon the Lord is the road to honor.(Proverbs 15:33 b; James 4:10; 1 Peter 5:6-7) The glitter at the end of other roads is a mirage. (Luke 14:11; Proverbs 16:25)
|
|
