“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isiah 40:31).
Moses had a unique relationship with God, that it is written, “The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend” ( Exodus 33:11). There is an incident that might explain how this relationship deepened.
We begin by finding an impatient Moses who wanted to do things in his might. When once Moses saw a fellow Hebrew being mistreated, “Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand” ( Exodus 2:21). This was an impulsive act without seeking God first. The consequences were of Moses fleeing for his life in the desert. “When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well” ( vv 15).
Out there Moses grew in faith and learnt to wait on God. This is where God found him. When one day while alone and tending sheep, “There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush” ( Exodus 3:2). The time had come for him to liberate the Hebrews from their oppression but at the prompting of the Lord!
Our lesson here is waiting on the Lord. A hurried Moses only got himself in trouble. The Moses who stepped back and waited on God had him reveal himself to him. “God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you” ( Exodus 3:14).
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, so often we are hurried to do things in our might, but when we learn to wait on you, we see the might of your power, and so we pray to learn to wait on you for your glory, this I pray in Jesus’s name!
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08/05/2024 - 09/05/2024 All day“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Corinthians 9:15)
The culture of sharing gifts runs through scriptures and is at the heart of the Gospel. Upon realizing that Jesus Christ had been born the three wise main did not just go empty handed. “On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh” (Mathew 2:11).
When Jacob decided to return to his country, he went with gifts to soften the heart of his twin brother Esau, whom he had left maddened at him for various wrongs. “Then he selected these gifts from his possessions to present to his brother, Esau: 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys” ( Genesis 32: 13-15). The reason was, Jacob thought, “I will try to appease him by sending gifts ahead of me. When I see him in person, perhaps he will be friendly to me.” So the gifts were sent on ahead, while Jacob himself spent that night in the camp” (vv 2—21).
Esau was already a wealthy man and had no need of the gifts presented. But Jacob pleaded with him. “Please take this gift I have brought you, for God has been very gracious to me. I have more than enough.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau finally accepted the gift” (Genesis 33: 11). This symbol of good touched Esau, brightened his heart, burying the old acrimonious relation.
Taking after these two instances believers should be in the habit of sharing gifts. We should visit each other not empty handed but like the wise men with gifts, not so much that those we are gifting are lacking, but as a way of blessing them. Proverbs 11:25-26, says, “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.”
Most importantly we bless each other with gifts because we have received the most important gift there is in life, the gift of salvation. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
Prayer for today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I thank you for the most precious gift of all that you gave me of eternal life through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and so I pray that I may not hesitate to share this gift and bless those with as much whom you enable me to meet, this I pray in Jesus’ name.
