More personal insights into GOD's Word

Today's QT is from Exodus 3:1-10.   I prayed that GOD's Holy Spirit will guide me into His truth so I not only learn through humans who share with us what they have learnt from the Bible.  And GOD opened my eyes to see what He did with Moses, who was defeated with his own rescue mission for his people and had to run away to Midian, stayed, married and lived as a shepherd there :

1)  GOD appeared to Moses (v 2) at Mt Horeb. 
2)  GOD called out to Moses (v 4) 
3)  GOD tells Moses to take off his sandals to protect him as he was standing on holy ground.
     GOD is Holy and in Leviticus, we learnt that if the people of Israel do not obey and worship
     GOD the way He commands, they will die - just like Aaron's two sons in Lev 10:1.
     GOD protected Moses from dying a death of "bu ching bu bai" (not knowing why
     he died) because He was in the presence of a Holy GOD.
4) GOD introduced Himself to Moses (v 6) Even though He is GOD, He has manners and comes
    down to our level of understanding. Moses must be wondering who is talking to him.
5) GOD understands what we all go through - in the past, present and future.  He is Alpha and
    Omega, the Beginning and the End.  Nothing escapes Him.  That's why I am comforted that
    nothing happens to me and to my family by chance.  My Father in heaven knows, He is on
    the throne and is in control.
    GOD told Moses what He sees, how He feels and what He was going to do (v 7-9)
     A) "I have seen the misery of My people in Egypt"
     B) "I have heard them crying out"
     C) "I am concerned about their suffering"
     D) "I have come down to rescue them"
     E) "I will bring them to a land flowing with milk and honey"
    GOD shares information, communicates with His people.  This is one important lesson as   
    leaders, we have to learn - to communicate and share with the sheep under your care so there
    will be unity of purpose.
6) GOD wanted Moses to be involved in His plan.  Wow, what a privilege that was.  GOD can do
    everything by just opening His mouth.  In Genesis 1 we learnt how GOD created the heavens and
    the earth ex nihilio.  So, He could just open His mouth and the Egyptians will die, His people will 
    be set free, etc.  But no, He wanted Moses to be involved in His plan to rescue the people of  
    Israel, His people

 

What an awesome GOD we worship.  Amongst the many characters of GOD, He is One who cares, understands, protects. 

 

O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
² Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.

³ When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
⁴ what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?

Psalm 8: 1-4

 

Personal lesson learnt from Exodus 2:1-10

Last week at Sunday Worship, we sang "Open the eyes of my heart LORD." Today, during QT, the Holy Spirit opened the eyes of my heart to read deeper into Exodus 2:1-10 where I learnt that Moses' mom also exhibited characteristics of discipleship in these verses.  On normal days, these verses are just part of a story I would read from the Bible.  But today, I see :

1)  That she was decisive - she decided to hide Moses when Pharaoh ordered for every boy that was born during that time to be thrown into the river Nile, in order to exterminate all male Israelites - GOD's chosen people.

2)  She instructed (gave directions to) her daughter to watch over her little baby brother at a distance near the Nile when she had to release Moses after 3 months as he was getting too big to be hidden at home.

3)  After GOD gave her the opportunity to nurse and to train her son at home and getting paid for it by Pharaoh's daughter, she again released her precious son to be brought up by Pharaoh's daughter.  She did not hold him back.

The above showed me that as Christian parents, our children are the LORD's blessings and they are for us to train and to nurse up to a certain time when we have to release them to GOD.  For only in His hands and by HIs guidance, would they be able to be what He intended them to be.  As I write this, I am reminded of how we released our dear daughter, Eliza into the LORD's hands when He opened the way for her to study in UK.  With tears in my eyes now, I am able to have peace because I know GOD can take better care of her than we can, He loves her more than we earthly parents do and His Holy Spirit is the best Counsellor for her.  She is in the Best Hands.

As for our son, Renfred, we thank GOD that he is serving faithfully in the youth ministry and has a passion for His work.  So we just commit Him to our Father in heaven and let His Holy Spirit mould him to do the work he is born to do.  

As parents, after doing what we had been doing for the past 23+ years, it is time again to seek GOD and see what is our next chapter. What He wants us to do for His glory.  "Jesus, open the eyes of our hearts, LORD."

Open my eyes, that I may see
glimpses of truth thou hast for me;
place in my hands the wonderful key
that shall unclasp and set me free.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine!

Open my ears, that I may hear
voices of truth thou sendest clear;
and while the wavenotes fall on my ear,
everything false will disappear.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me, Spirit divine!

Open my mouth, and let me bear
gladly the warm truth everywhere;
open my heart and let me prepare
love with thy children thus to share.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my heart, illumine me, Spirit divine!