Empower your Day in Just Seconds
Grantley Morris
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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 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). Taken from False Humility Exposed Reach out! May be freely copied. Just include this notice: © Grantley Morris, www.net-burst.com
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