A Fine Life!

Moses was born into a Hebrew family ( Exodus 2:1-4) during a time of great oppression in Egypt. This was also a very dangerous time for one born a male. ( Exodus 1:22) However, where did he end up?

We read. . .
"When the child grew up, she brought him to PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER, and HE BECAME HER SON. She named him Moses, 'Because,' she said, 'I drew him out of the water.'" ( Exodus 2:10 ESV)

Moses ended up living what we would probably consider a very fine life as an Egyptian in Pharaoh's house, having been taken in by Pharaoh's daughter as her son. Though living with the privileges of an Egyptian, Moses obviously still maintained a heart for his people, even saving the life of one being beaten by an Egyptian. ( Exodus 2:11-12) This placed his life again in a dangerous position and so he fled to Midian ( Exodus 2:15) where he ended up shepherding sheep for his father-in-law.

How Moses viewed this life is stated where we read. . .
"(21) And MOSES WAS CONTENT TO DWELL WITH THE MAN, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. (22) She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, 'I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.'" ( Exodus 2:21-22 ESV)

Moses ended up going from the palace of Pharaoh to the life of a shepherd. I imagine Moses saw this as the manner in which he would live out his years; CONTENT to raise his family as a shepherd in Midian. Perhaps it was not just fear or lack of confidence that fed his reluctance to accept God's mission to return to Egypt as the deliverer of His people ( Exodus 3:11; 4:1, 10, and 13), but by that time (a period of 40 years) he could have become very comfortable where he was.

How about our lives? Is it possible we too have become so comfortable with where we are and what we are doing that we are unwilling to BE OPEN TO THE PLAN GOD HAS for us? We may be living a fine life, but is it the BEST LIFE to the glory of God? May we continue seeking to serve the purposes of God as we ward off becoming too comfortable where we are by seeking to "take hold of that which is TRULY LIFE." ( 1 Timothy 6:19 ESV) God's plans will always encompass the BEST LIFE we could possibly live for both now and for eternity! It is a life lived in the household of the King of kings!

Have a great day ACCEPTING THE LIFE TO WHICH GOD CALLS US!
Carl

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