A Long Journey of Faith
God has called upon Moses to go to Pharaoh to ask him to set the Israelites free, but after his visit, Pharaoh makes things worse for the people. Far from letting the people go - they are now in a worse predicament than before! Moses comes before the Lord and cries out the words quoted above.
Moses has begun a long journey of faith! He will begin to learn about God’s plans versus his own understanding of how things should work out. He will learn about God’s timing which is not his own timing. He will learn about trust. He’s beginning to interact with God.
It’s interesting that in verse 22 Moses cries out ‘O Lord!’. Often in the Old Testament God is referred to as LORD, from the Hebrew expression Jehovah – the self existent one.
Here, however, Moses calls God Lord – from the Hebrew Adonai, meaning ‘the Lord my Lord’. Moses is using a proper name of God, with a very personal meaning. ‘O Lord my Lord!’ he cries. The foundation of the faith journey ahead is a close relationship with his God. This relationship ensures that despite circumstances, Moses knows the character of God personally, and is able to trust Him, even though God’s ways are not his ways.
Our life too is a journey of faith. There are often times when we feel that God has made things worse. We can be tempted to believe that we could have done it better than God has. The essence of faith is to resist this temptation, to wrestle with God by sharing our heart with Him, and ultimately - to put our trust in Him. And as Moses learned, God never lets us down.
Prayer: Father God, I love You. You are perfect in all Your ways. The truth is that You will not fail me nor forsake me. Please help me to trust in Your unfailing love. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture
Moses returned to the LORD and said, ‘O Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble upon this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.’
Exodus 5:22-23, NIV
Links
Arise! and Fight - Jill Southern Teaching at Arise! Conference
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Paul Watson was for 15 years an Anglican Minister in Sydney, Australia before joining Ellel Ministries full time in 2004. Together with his wife Diane he was involved in establishing the first Australian Ellel Ministries centre “Gilbulla” near Sydney. Currently they are leading the work in Western Australia, based at ‘Springhill’ near Perth. Paul, a member of the Ellel Ministries International Executive, serves as Regional Director for Australia & the Pacific as well as Regional Director for the Indian sub-continent. Paul & Diane have 4 adult children and 4 grandchildren.
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