-= for December 1, 2010 =-
(God gives Moses miraculous power)
Signs for Moses
1 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you’?”
2 Then the LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,” he replied.
3 The LORD said, “Throw it on the ground.”
Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. 4 Then the LORD said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. 5 “This,” said the LORD, “is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
from Our Daily Bread Reflections:
So the Lord said to [Moses], “What is that in your hand?” —Exodus 4:2
If you have a tendency to despair over lost opportunities or if you worry about the future, ask yourself this question: “What is right in front of me?” In other words, what circumstances and relationships are currently available to you? This question can get your focus off a past regret or a scary future and back to what God can do in your life.
It’s similar to the question God asked Moses at the burning bush. Moses was troubled. Aware of his own weaknesses, he expressed fear about the Lord’s call for him to lead Israel out of bondage. So God simply asked Moses, “What is that in your hand?” (Ex. 4:2). The Lord shifted Moses’ attention away from his anxiety about the future and suggested he notice what was right in front of him—a shepherd’s rod. God showed Moses that He could use this ordinary staff to perform miracles as a sign for unbelieving people. As Moses’ trust in God grew, so did the magnitude of miracles God worked through His servant.
Do you think about past failures too much? Do you have fearful thoughts about the future? Recall God’s question: “What is that in your hand?” What current circumstances and relationships can God use for your benefit and His glory? Entrust them—and your life—to Him. —Dennis Fisher
Christine
ReplyDeleteI just want to share this reading and learning from Our Daily Bread passage, 29th of November 2010, because it was a significant one for me. This passage was indeed an answer to what i prayed and asked from Him.. About my career. It has been a very difficult time for me lately and i felt really down, but my faith remains on Him which is the most wonderful thing on what's happening -- praising Him despite the struggle.
Guys, have some time to read and reflect on this because maybe God would also answer your questions and maybe lighten you up if you are in a dilemma right now -- about past regrets or failures, or about being worried to much of the future.
God bless us always.
Hans Jason
ReplyDeletemy reflection on this is kinda short...
-whatever it is that we have, if we offer it to Him and for His glory...He will work mightily on what we have. No matter how small it is...He can make it exceed from our expectations.
I love this verse we have in our hands the power which was given by our faithful Father.
ReplyDeleteThe is power in the name of Jesus. We must use it wisely in order to accomplish our goals.
Our enemy is already defeated because Jesus died for us and was risen from death. Now we are victorious.