The Trekkers Bible Blog

Today's reading is Exodus 3

We've skipped a lot, even when it comes to the story of Moses. So when Moses says 'Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?', it doesn't sound too unreasonable.

But wait, Moses was uniquely placed for this task. He was the only Hebrew that had been brought up in the palace; when all the others were facing slaughter, he was enjoying the comforts of Pharaoh's daughter's home. He had been saved by God for a purpose, and now was the time for him to take his place on the world stage.

I'm not saying that it was easy for Moses, but he was the right man, and must have known that he has received special treatment.

Are there times when we know in our hearts that it's time to step forward? I had never seen myself teaching Trekkers, but when the time came, I knew it was the right thing to do, God's Spirit convicted me of it. And when I gave up the magazine editing so that Matt could take over, it was a burden off my shoulders. But again, at the right time, I knew that I was uniquely placed to pick it up again when Matt and Karen moved to Bracknell.

Sometimes you have to accept God's calling on your life. It might be a little thing, like editing a church magazine, it might be a massive thing, like selling your home and working over-seas. And it's fine to ask God to show you how He wants you to proceed. But if God's Spirit shows you that you have been called to a task, don't quiz God as to whether He's chosen the right person for the job!

Tim

PS Sorry this posting is a little early, I've got to be in work at 8:00 tomorrow , so I've no time before I leave the house.

Genesis 12 vs 1-7

I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you;
I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.

In a society like Abraham's, to be without children was a disaster. It still is in many parts of the world. Who will care for you in your old age? Nomads don't expect social services to come round. Abram and Sarai did have their nephew, Lot, but a very least they would have been objects of pity. Abram was wealthy, but that wealth could be snatched away from you if you didn't have the strength to defend it, and God was calling them to move away from the people that would have been their friends, and in to the land of the Canaanites.

That God used this situation to make Abram and Sarai into a blessing is wonderful, amazing! It is not just that they were blessed, but that all the people on earth would be blessed through Abram and Sarai! But it is only when we get to Matthew 1 that we fully understand this blessing!

Tim