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It is Firday January 18, 2008 and today we are continuing our studies on the boook of Exodus. Please Read Exodus 2-4. In today's lesson we will read and learn about the early life of Moses; his flight into Midian; the burning bush; his commission to free the nation of Israel; and his return to Egypt.

Today we will read of the birth of Moses and the amazing things that took place in order for him to grow up in the palace. "And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it. And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water." (Exodus 2:2-10).

Now, Moses, the son of Israelite slaves, was enjoying the luxury of the Egyptian . palace. It bothered him to see his people suffering and one day when he saw an Egyptian man beating a Hebrew man he waited until no one was around and killed him. "And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well." (2:11-15).

Moses was 40 years old when he executed the Egyptian and for 40 years he dwelt in the land of Midian. "Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt." (3:1-10). It must have seemed to Moses a waste of 40 years to do nothing of importance. But, with the Lord, such time is never wasted. Moses could never have developed humility or been able to come closer to God in an Egyptian palace where he was too busy and too important. But both experiences were vital in preparing him to be the person God could use to lead His people out of Egypt, through the desert, and on to the borders of the promised land.

The wisdom of the world cannot qualify us to make right decisions in life We must be taught by the Holy Spirit through reading and obeying His Word. It is the Holy Spirit's anointing on what we do and say that makes our lives worthwhile. Like Moses, our greatest need is the removal of self-sufficiency. It was spiritually necessary for Moses to tend sheep on the backside of the desert to eliminate self-will and fully yield to God's will.

We are in a hurry to produce results with our abilities but God is more concerned with one's preparation in the school of submission and obedience to His Word even when faced with the impossible. You will see that Moses became a great leader of his people because he faithfully obeyed God.

There is only one way that we can experience Christ as Lord and Master of our lives, simply by obeying Him. Obedience means that we personally, day by day, submit to the whole counsel of God as it is revealed in His Word. This can only be done as we read His Word.

Today's Psalm: (33:11)
"The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations."

Today's prayer:
Dear Lord,
Thank you for blessing me with an new day and thank you for the  many blessings your give me each day. Lord, we love you so much and want to follow your will, but all too often we lose our focus on You when the pressures of life get to us. Lord, calm our minds, relax us and help us to focus our attention solely on you right now. Help us to tear down any barriers that we've built up that are keeping you from fellowshipping with us. Lord, we want to be close to you. We want to feel your hand at work in our lives. Pour the power of Your Holy Spirit upon us, Lord and help us to see the path you have us on and to accept your will as our own. We're tired of fighting and tired of trying to make it on our own. We're your servents, Lord. We give ourselves to you freely. In Jesus' name, I pray.......Amen.

Have a great and wonderful day/night. May you have a relaxing and Spirit filled weekend.

God Bless,
Christina

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