RTW February 2
I Am A Worthwhile Possibility
Before Moses left Midian, The LORD said to him, “Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.”
Exodus 4:19
My Takeaways
Something Old
Can I recognize freedom without first having been held captive?
Something New
You are a worthwhile possibility.
Despite our fears, faults, failures, and frailties, God sees all His children through the same lens, the lens of potential. Our potential is present, but may not be visible; possible, but may not be actual. In Christ we are a worthwhile possibility.
- God sees and backs up my potential even if I doubt my abilities (Exodus 4:10-11).
God assured Moses that He would make the words of Moses’ mouth clear.
- God will not permit my past to exempt me from my potential (Exodus 2:12).
Moses was a murderer.
- God invites me into my potential through His power (Exodus 4:1-17).
Through the “staff to snake” miracle, Moses saw that God would supply all the power he would need to be successful.
Something to Do
Stop allowing my past to overshadow my potential.
Friends,
Here’s a link to the interesting story about confronting Moses. https://www.gotquestions.org/kill-Moses.html
Do what I have empowered you to do.
Exodus 4:21
I am a worthwhile possibility!
I made the decision yesterday to homeschool my daughter for the next school year based on God’s word and His promises. Almost immediately I felt doubt…will I actually do it? I tend to struggle with deciding and actually doing things. There is so much time before then, will things change before then….the questions go on. God knows my heart, He knows my tendency to doubt. And He didn’t get angry with me, He confirmed and reaffirmed through today’s reading that I am a worthwhile possibility! He has empowered and equipped me to homeschool.
He made sure to encourage me and made sure I knew that it’s the right decision and that I am the only one that would hold myself back from such a kingdom experience. The enemy wants to stop me from moving forward based on all my fears and self perceptions, my past. He doesn’t want God’s plan to unfold in our lives. Regardless of what the enemy says about me, God knows the real me and I’m so grateful for His love.
https://youtu.be/fhS83a5Ky84
Thank you for the song. I’ve never heard it before. With God’s guidance and support you can homeschool your daughter. Have faith.
Exodus 6:9 “So Moses told the people what the Lord had said , but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery.”
This verse challenged me to look at my own life. What areas have i refused to listen to God in anymore because I’ve gotten discouraged and lost hope? I am no longer a slave to sin but I can allow sin to discourage me to the point of refusing to listen to God and lose hope of being free from it. I am a new creation…I am no longer a slave to sin! The end has been written and the victory is won and it is mine in Christ. Don’t allow the enemy and sin to discourage me and cause me to lose hope in the work God is doing in my life. He is pruning and polishing me and it will be worthy the trial! Don’t loss hope! Lean into God and listen and know He who has begun the work will complete it and will keep his word!
This is the verse that stood out to me as well. Our circumstances can feel at times so overwhelming it’s hard to lift our heads, let alone open our ears. Hebrews 12:2-3 ‘Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith who for the joy set before him endured the cross scorning it’s shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” For me having this hidden in my heart helps me avoid becoming too discouraged to listen. I love how you reminded yourself of what is true about you as a daughter of the King!
Something Old
Exodus 5:2. “I don’t know the LORD, and I will not let _____ go.” Those who do not know or believe in the Lord will brazenly ignore Him….at their own peril. We do not need to agonize over this, for He will work this all out. Often it is so frustrating to watch others behave in ways so contrary to His ways. It causes such havoc and heartache, but rather than fret we need to stand stronger, pray harder and trust more surely, for the victory is His. Exodus 5:3. “But Aaron and Moses persisted.” this is the live version of the proper response to those who defy God. Persistence. It is hard, though, and exhausting. I am trying to learn how to lean more on God’s strength and not to attempt to do this in my own strength. “For apart from Him I can do no thing”. (John 15:5)
Something New
Exodus. 5:9. “THAT will teach them to listen to these liars.” The enemy will always try to convince you that God, and His true representatives, are lying, (Genesis 3), while Satan is the true father of lies. This is so insidious and can play with our minds. Staying close to Him and His Word is our very best defense.
Something To Do
Exodus 6:6. “I am the LORD and I will free you from ______. I will redeem you with mighty power and great acts of judgment.” Continually I must remind myself that God is a God of liberty and power and justice. “For the battle is not yours but God’s.” (II Chronicles 20:15)
Thank you for your words on persistence in your Something Old. They certainly addressed a current situation for me!
I love that God sees our potential even when we can’t see it ourselves. I am definitely my worst critic, and am really hard on myself. This week, my daughter was really sick and I got behind in my reading and Bible studies, had to take days off of work which I rarely do because it’s a hassle for everyone, etc. I felt like I was such a disaster. But God met me where I was, and I think my little girl is on the mend now! Hopefully I can be more present next week!
Something Old
~I knew about Zipporah circumcising their son but I had not noticed before that prior to that the LORD confronted Moses and was abuo T to kill him. And after the circumcision, “the LORD left him alone”. I found the link Wendy shared to be helpful to understanding what was going on here. God was going to kill Moses because Moses was supposed to teach the Israelites God’s Law, yet Moses was to obeying God’s Law himself.
~My answer to my question yesterday about Aaron: “Now the LORD had said to Aaron, ’Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses’”. (Ex 4:27)
Something New
~God told Moses before he left Midian that all those who had w acted to kill him him were dead. This may have been part of the reason Moses didin’t want to go—he was afraid that those who wanted to kill him might still be alive.
Something To Do
~Realize that even whenI am convinced that God had called me to do something, there may be great struggles along the way and great opposition. Don’t allow this to deter me.
MaryJG – I struggled with the same Scripture of where God was about to kill Moses. It was so random!…right in the middle of Moses actually obeying God by returning to Egypt…that I had to actually re-read it several times and read footnotes in other bible translation to understand what was going on. Thanks for sharing your insight.
I believe God has divine appointments, Moses was having his, we are having ours.
Obedience is not in our fallen nature but throughJesus Christ we grow to maturity desiring to obey God. Was it fear of “man” that caused Moses to stumble and stammer in his speech, concerned what “man” might think of him? I can relate to Moses. Pride can be debilitating feasting on our weakness.
Reputation is what people think about you and character is what Gos knows about you!
Continually stepping out in “faith” to do what God asks us to do builds confidence , confidence builds courage and lessens the fear of “man”.
That is the nature of courage. It is not doing that of which you have no trepidation; it is forging ahead, in spite of your fears, with the utmost confidence in God.