Risky Faith - Exodus 4:29-31
"Then Moses and Aaron returned to Egypt and called all the elders of Israel together. 30 Aaron told them everything the Lord had told Moses, and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched. 31 Then the people of Israel were convinced that the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped." Exodus 4:29-31
There was a time when God's people found themselves at the mercy of one of the most repressive regimes in history as slaves generation after generation. Many struggled to understand why the God of Abraham would allow such suffering to go unanswered. Where was the favor God had shown Joseph, Isaac, or Abraham in times past?
If we're honest, we've all been there; a season of prolonged, difficult life circumstances when God seems totally aloof and unconcerned with our cries for help.
Enter Moses, caught in the middle between the cries of his people and the solution. He was totally unsure about everything despite the fact that God literally called him by name, in person to be His agent of deliverance to save millions of people. No pressure.
"But what if I'm wrong? What if I misunderstood? The very act of speaking to the elders about this is setting me up to fail if something goes wrong."
Imagine you're attending a funeral broadcast on live national television. Suddenly God asks you to pray for a miraculous healing and boldly declare, "God has told me this man will now come back to life. Step aside." We like to give Moses a hard time but honestly how many seconds would it take before you started making excuses and started looking for the closest exit?
Moses risked his entire reputation to answer God's call and the moment he did it was as if God quickly returned the favor by placing His reputation on the line in response to Moses' faith.
Once Moses was all in, God began to move. He returned to Egypt to deliver the the message to the elders of Israel who were moved to worship at the thought that God had not forgotten them but had seen them, heard their cries, was moved to act on their behalf because of His mercy, and the rest is history. God delivered as promised in one of the greatest miracles ever performed to date.
Despite our perception of God's involvement or lack thereof, we can be sure our prayers never go unnoticed by Him. God has a plan for our pain and often times He calls us to be part of His Plan to bring hope and help to those in need. Are we willing to answer when He calls? How much are we willing to risk to trust and obey when and where He is leading us today?
Who knows if our willingness to go all in could very well be the God's answer of deliverance to those who are still holding out hope that He sees and hears them?
@Josh1eight
There was a time when God's people found themselves at the mercy of one of the most repressive regimes in history as slaves generation after generation. Many struggled to understand why the God of Abraham would allow such suffering to go unanswered. Where was the favor God had shown Joseph, Isaac, or Abraham in times past?
If we're honest, we've all been there; a season of prolonged, difficult life circumstances when God seems totally aloof and unconcerned with our cries for help.
Enter Moses, caught in the middle between the cries of his people and the solution. He was totally unsure about everything despite the fact that God literally called him by name, in person to be His agent of deliverance to save millions of people. No pressure.
"But what if I'm wrong? What if I misunderstood? The very act of speaking to the elders about this is setting me up to fail if something goes wrong."
Imagine you're attending a funeral broadcast on live national television. Suddenly God asks you to pray for a miraculous healing and boldly declare, "God has told me this man will now come back to life. Step aside." We like to give Moses a hard time but honestly how many seconds would it take before you started making excuses and started looking for the closest exit?
Moses risked his entire reputation to answer God's call and the moment he did it was as if God quickly returned the favor by placing His reputation on the line in response to Moses' faith.
Once Moses was all in, God began to move. He returned to Egypt to deliver the the message to the elders of Israel who were moved to worship at the thought that God had not forgotten them but had seen them, heard their cries, was moved to act on their behalf because of His mercy, and the rest is history. God delivered as promised in one of the greatest miracles ever performed to date.
Despite our perception of God's involvement or lack thereof, we can be sure our prayers never go unnoticed by Him. God has a plan for our pain and often times He calls us to be part of His Plan to bring hope and help to those in need. Are we willing to answer when He calls? How much are we willing to risk to trust and obey when and where He is leading us today?
Who knows if our willingness to go all in could very well be the God's answer of deliverance to those who are still holding out hope that He sees and hears them?
@Josh1eight
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