So this morning, I was reading about the story of Moses from the Bible. You remember the Israelite leader who delivered his people from Egyptian slavery to a land of promise. I came to the part of the story where a young Moses killed an Egyptian before running to the wilderness to hide.
The story then proceeded to go on as God picked Moses to lead His chosen people out of Egypt. Through this story I was once more reminded how God can take anyone or any evil and turn it into something good.
Just think. Moses was a murderer and yet God chose him to be His leader. I find this fascinating not because it is an excuse for bad behavior but because God takes ordinary people, offers mercy, and calls them into a life of service. The story reveals God's way of grace. He reminds us that we cannot achieve redemption on our own but rather through total obedience and surrender turn our lives around for His glory.
I think it is interesting that the Bible also mentions that Moses ran away to hide from Pharaoh. This is like running away from God after we sinned. God can still find us wandering in the wilderness, right where we are at, and pick us up to redeem us. So why bother hiding.
No one is exempt if we are willing to follow. Other examples in the Bible include Abraham, David, and Paul. Abraham was an old man with a past history of false god worship. David was a murderer and an adulterer. Paul condemned Christians who walked in faith. All these stories prove that God can take the least unexpected person and turn their lives around. How unlikely that these people be chosen in the first place, right?
And why were they chosen by God. First, they represent that nothing is impossible by God; God chooses the most unlikely scenario/person so that we know that it is not the man who made it successful but God who made it successful. Second, they point to God's fulfillment of grace; God forgives sin not matter how bad a past or sin can be. And last, they bring glory to God and His perfect plan.
Our response must be that of repentance and openness to God's working in our lives. Then we follow in obedience, stepping out in faith. Only then can we be used by God.
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