God's intelligence

ByLeave Your Comfort Zone (1)
Friday 13th May 2016

'Along unfamiliar paths I will guide them.' Isaiah 42:16 NIV To do God's will, Moses had to leave his comfort zone. 'Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter ... He thought it was better to suffer ... than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward' (Hebrews 11:24-26 NLT). To fulfil the assignment God gave him, Moses had to be willing to give up two things: (1) Comfort. Ease is a greater threat to your progress than hardship. After living in a palace, Moses spent his next forty years in the desert tending sheep.

He married one of Jethro's daughters, managed her father's business, and enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle. Can you imagine leaving all that to go back and face Pharaoh? God's plan for your life will bless and reward you, but never assume it will be easy. (2) Security. When God called him, Moses had many doubts and questions: 'Who am I that I should go' (Exodus 3:11 NKJV)? 'What shall I say to them' (Exodus 3:13 NKJV)? 'Suppose they will not believe me' (Exodus 4:1 NKJV)? 'But I am slow of speech' (Exodus 4:10 NKJV). Finally he told God, 'Send someone else' (Exodus 4:13 NIV). Have you been doing that? Fortunately, God wouldn't take 'no' for an answer, and Moses finally did the one thing that works when you're uncertain about the future: He obeyed God, entrusting the details of the future to Him. In doing that Moses agreed to answer God's call, leave his comfort zone, and return to Egypt. As a result the children of Israel were delivered from slavery, and Moses' name became a household word.

Meditation:
Interesting to see that God trained Moses to rule a nation during his junior years at the palace. He saw first hand how a country was ruled.

His time in the desert was his next phase of training. To train him to rule a people in the desert and learn how to live in the desert through his in laws.

When he was well trained and skilled in survival in the desert, God then sent him to free his people. The Hebrews. Who lived in the desert / wilderness for 40 years. Same time Moses lived in the desert.  Very interesting.

What's also interesting is that Moses father in law name is Reuel: means 'Friend of God'.

He was also a priest, looking at the Scriptures God also trained Moses or exposed him to priestly duties which would help him and his brother Aaron to be God's high priest.  God didn't miss anything. Moses was well trained and perfect for such a time.