Get Real #2.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Get Real #2. I love biographies and autobiographies, especially when they are written about or by someone I really admire. There’s just something about reading the events of person’s life that fascinates me. It helps me not only to see some of the struggles they’ve overcome to achieve whatever level of success they realized, but I also try to understand why they made the decisions they did at various times. Seeing where someone has come from helps us understand how they got to where they ended up.
Consider this life story: as soon as he was born, his mom put him in a floating basket and placed him in the Nile River. The maiden voyage of the SS Baby Float took him directly to the arms of the Pharaoh’s daughter, who then raised him as her own son. By the providential hand of God his own mom got the job of being his caregiver in Pharaoh’s house, too.
He grew to the point of maturity and began to realize how mistreated the slaves of Egypt were. He eventually learned that he was a Hebrew just like they were. That knowledge led him to ultimately react in anger to an Egyptian soldier who was abusing one of the Hebrew slaves, and it cost the soldier his life. After burying him in the sand, this man took off and left Egypt behind.
He found his new home among sheep, working as a shepherd in the wilderness lands for years. It was in those lands that God spoke to him via a burning bush that wasn’t being consumed. God told him that his calling and purpose would be to deliver the people of God from that slavery into the Promised Land. After a bit of discussion and, dare I say it, slight arguing, he consented.
Now – imagine being told to go before a dictator who could easily have you executed to demand the release of millions of slaves on the simple premise that God said so. The story of Moses isn’t just a fairytale, friend – these events are actual historical record. The Bible contains details of this man’s life that help us understand why he was who he was. He had a faith that was real, even though he had been raised among the worship of the pagan gods of Egypt.
You know the rest, right? He eventually walked out of Egypt with millions of Hebrews. God led them by fire at night and cloud by day through the wilderness. Their hard-headness would ultimately prolong their journey before reaching the land God had promised them.
The journey would lead them through times of hardship and times of plenty. They would face desert wandering and Red Sea crossing. They would spend time worshiping and also whining. Yet through it all, even though they made life hard on Moses at times and tested God’s patience even more often, God was faithful. He provided every need they had, even though they sorely lacked the total trust in Him that He deserved.
God is calling you too, friend. Just let this blog be your burning bush, and let His Word be your voice from it: “Go preach My Gospel to everyone, make disciples of all nations, baptize them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey all I’ve commanded. I’m going to be with you always, even until the end of age.” God’s command – yes, I said command – is to take His Gospel to the lost, and help them grow into disciples of His.
Moses had to leave his comfort zone to obey God. Though it wasn’t easy, it was worth it, not only for him but also for the millions of people trapped in slavery. Billions today live in slavery to sin, and they are desperately waiting for someone to rise up and bring them deliverance. Will that be you – or will you look straight into the eyes of a holy, righteous, almighty God and say the word no other creation in this universe has the audacity to say to Him: “No”?



That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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