Ok, I know I just wrote in this last night, but I have got to share what God was sharing with me this morning. I had to get up really early to get the girl I work for ready for a quiz this morning, and I got back to my apartment fully planning on going back to bed, but God had other things planned...with a little help of some coffee I think this Bible study just gave me more energy then hours more of sleep would have anyways!
Disclaimer: I have no clue if you will think this is as exciting as I do, but regardless, I have found that it's almost physically impossible for me to read the Bible anymore without my notebook handy so I can write, so this little synopsis of my morning reading is mostly for my benefit, but I figure if someone else gets something out of it than all the more Glory to God! So let's go!
So I've been reading about Moses in Exodus lately, and then this morning everything else I read had a reference to Moses! And I didn't plan on doing that.
See, I love Moses, because he seriously did not have pride issues, in fact, he had the opposite! But he still obeyed (whether he was dragging his feet along the way or not, which caused problems later on down the road but I could go on forever about that and that's not what I wanted to share this morning);)
ANYWAYS, So then I was reading through some Psalms this morning and came across Psalm 77:16&19 which says "When the Red Sea saw You, O God, its waters trembled!...Your road led THROUGH the sea, Your pathway THROUGH the mighty waters, A PATHWAY NO ONE KNEW WAS THERE."(emphasis mine).
And then I was reading today's note in My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers and it references 2 Corinthians 3:18 which didn't talk about Moses directly but when I went back a few verses, specifically all the way back to 7-18, Paul speaks about the old covenant that was revealed to Moses. Moses Moses Moses! It's so incredible when God ties together portions of His word in obvious ways though. I would encourage you to read 2 Cor 3:7-18. It's awesome...speaking on the fact that even the old covenant, (revealed to Moses), which was set aside when Jesus died for us, was GLORIOUS, how much MORE GLORIOUS is this new covenant we have IN Christ?
Summary:
~Moses could not SEE how God was going to make this amazing Exodus happen and did not believe he was the one to be used for it.
~God stuck to his plan anyways, had GRACE on Moses and his constant insecurity
~God CREATED a way WHERE THERE WAS NO WAY ~ Psalm 77:16-19
~The entire thing was foreshadowing an even GREATER RESCUE from the Son of God
~We can live BOLDLY knowing that we may be inadequate, but with Christ, seas literally part to create new and POWERFUL paths. We don't do this out of obligation, but because we have been given an extraordinary gift that, if realized, leaves us with no other option than to boast in that and live for Christ!
"That old system of law etched in stone led to death, yet it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses' face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. SHOULDN'T WE EXPECT FAR GREATER GLORY WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GIVING LIFE? If the old covenant, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much MORE glorious is the new covenant, WHICH MAKES US RIGHT WITH GOD!" 2 Cor. 3:7-9 (emphasis mine)
Live in confidence today friends! I know I'm going to try to :)
