The passages I read were Genesis 15:12-16 and Exodus 3:1-10
You can find those passages here:
and here:
My summary of the passages is this:
In the first passage Abram (later Abraham) goes into a deep
sleep and dreams the Lord comes to him with a promise that for 400 years his
descendants will be enslaved and mistreated in a country not their own. The Lord says he will punish that country and
save them from there, giving them great possessions. He also tells Abram that
he will have a long and peaceful life.
In the second passage, just over 400 years have passed now
and the Lord comes to Moses in a burning bush, told him to take off his shoes
(holy ground) and then said that He was concerned about the people’s
sufferings. He told Moses that He has
come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and bring them into a
land flowing with milk and honey. He
then sends Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
As I reflect:
I was tempted at
first to simply say this Bible study has the obvious meaning that God never
forgets His promises and He is faithful to keep them, but that doesn’t really
say how I can apply it to my own life (which should be the goal when one reads
the Word). For me, I can say this
tackles my impatience. The Lord
confirmed in me and my wife about 6 years ago that we were to work in
ministry. Though we minister as we can
when we can and pretty much where ever we go, we haven’t actually gotten to
step into a ministry with a full time role of any kind. Here I am 6 years later searching for an
internship in ministry and finding a great deal of difficulty at times. I must not begin to doubt what God has
confirmed in us. It is simply a matter
of time and finding the right ministry.
I know that He has an open door somewhere because He is faithful. I know that He will lead me to it if I just
keep seeking, because He is faithful. I
know that Moses (though scared and requiring help from his bro) did do what God
said and because of that, God was faithful all through the process. As He is being faithful with us also. We continue the search and He makes sure my
family and I are well taken care of financially, mentally, emotionally,
spiritually, etc. He has surrounded us
with true friends that care and check up on us and are happy to be held
accountable and to hold us accountable.
He really has taken care of every excuse that one could come up with to
run away from this search. He has
labeled the hallway and set me on a path of trying door handles as I walk
through it. One of them will open. That’s the one I’m going to keep looking
for. I know Moses felt like giving up so
many times. I have felt that way
too. “Oh I can just get a telemarketing
job, or move to the beach and do labor till I find something in my comfort
zone, or go into sales, or customer service call centers”. But these are the areas God trained me in,
not the areas He called our future to.
As the Lord is faithful to bring us to completion, I must also be
faithful to attempt to be the product He has called me to be. Being in front of people instead of being on
the phone at a desk is out of my comfort zone.
Just as publicly speaking was out of the stuttering Moses’ comfort
zone.
My response to the Lord:
Holy Father, thank you so much for this study tonight. I had no idea what reflection was going to
bring. Now I feel revived and reassured
that I’m right where you want me. Lord
please forgive my sins and lead me away from temptations. Please continue to mold and sanctify me
through your Holy Spirit. Please never
cease in guiding me to your perfect will for this life. Help me to focus and take one foot in front
of the other; one knob after the other, until I come to your will. Do not allow me to fall into a comfort zone
like the days of ole. I prayed and you
have taken that away confirming that a different direction is what you have for
me. Lord help me to find the right
door. Take my hand Abba, for I cannot
even breath without you. Help me not to
settle for what the world calls success, but to continually keep my eyes on you
that this storm would not stop me from finding the other side of the
valley. Lord I praise and worship you
for all your wonder. You are glorious
Lord.
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