Moses thought of the month
Once, my wife, Jen and myself, did a talk, at a church, near Poole: one of the questions, they asked us was “Do you shout, at God?”
My answer was, yes, I do; shout at God; because I am only a human being: but I do not shout at God; because I am disabled; not at all.
I shout at God, because, God is not moving, fast enough, for my liking.
I think, everybody, thinks, God is not moving, fast enough.
We can, get fed up, with God; because we cannot, see, what God can, see.
It is like, we have got one piece of a puzzle; and God has got, the rest, of the puzzle, spread across, heavens floor: and He is trying, to do this, really big puzzle.
God has decided to work, a long side us.
When we pray; God’s favourite word, is wait; because He might need to do something; on the other side of the world first; to get our part; in the correct position, in the puzzle.
Even though, God’s favourite word, is wait; He still wants us, to ask him, for things.
In fact, the Bible says; we should boldly, come in to the throne room; of God.
In another part, of the Bible: it is said; we should give God; no rest; until he does all, he has promised.
Unlike, humans, when God promises something; you might need to wait, a long time; but he will, full fill it.
In the Bible; there are stories, where God promised people something; but they had to go through; lots of tests; and wait for years; to reach, their promise.
Like Moses.
When Moses was a baby; the King of Egypt wanted to kill; all the baby boys.
So, Moses’s mother; decided to hide, baby Moses, in the bull rushes, beside the river.
Guess, who, found Moses?
God, does this, all the time.
The king’s daughter, found Moses; and she looked after him; in the plalice; right under, the king’s nose.
So, Moses, could learned, about the ways, of the king, without either of them, knowing, what was going to happen.
When God came to Moses, to tell him, what was going to happen; he started to question God.
Moses, thought, he was not good enough, for God’s use, because, he had, a disability.
Did you know that?
I will say, it again.
Moses, who led his people, out of Egypt, to the promise land, was in fact, disabled.
Moses, said, to God, the people will not, understand me; because; Moses, had a speech difficulty.
Even before, Moses story, there is this story.
There was, a couple, called, Abraham, and Sarah; and they wanted children.
God, promise them, they would have children, one day.
After a few years, they thought, God had forgotten.
Abraham, tried, to have a child, with a servant; but it was, Sarah idea.
Abraham, and Sarah, questioned God, even, in the Bible, times, all human beings, questioned God.
Going back, to the story; Abraham, and Sarah, did have a child; it was a boy; and they name him, Isaac.
When they had Isaac, Abraham, and Sarah, were 99, and 100 years old, which were, funny ages, to have a child.
A few years had gone past; when God told Abraham; to give Isaac; back to God; as an offering.
In those days, the killed, an animal, like a lamb, or a goat, as an offering, to say thank you to God.
in the middle, of the night, God asked, Abraham, if He, could have the promise back.
God asked, Abraham, to go to the woods, with Isaac, and a servant.
Abraham, did what God, had told him, without questioning God.
Abraham, took Isaac, and a servant, to the woods.
He left his servant, at the beginning of the woods; and he took Isaac, deeper into the woods.
He laid, Isaac on a rock, he held up a knife, ready to put in through, Isaac heart: at the very, last minute; an angel shouted; stop; and a goat, ran over; so Abraham, killed the goat, instead.
God always, keep his promises. Do we believe that. when God get us, to do stuff, which we do not understand; we need to do them anyway; thank you for listening; until next time.