Faith’s Hall Of Fame: Moses -Part 1

Faith’s Hall Of Fame: Moses -Part 1

The amazing thing about God is that anyone can have great faith. All it takes is belief in God and trust in Him.

Moses was an amazing man but, in many ways, he was no different than the rest of us. What made him great was the God he served and the faith he possessed.

The life of Moses can be neatly divided into 3 parts. He spent 40 years as the son of Pharaoh, 40 years in the wilderness working as a shepherd for his father-in-law and 40 years leading the people of God to the Promised Land. Incredibly, almost everything that you and I know about Moses occurred AFTER he was 80 years old.

Let that sink in for a minute. He did almost nothing of any lasting significance for the first 80 years of his life. Then, he encountered God.

Everything changed after that. God gave him a mission and a plan and told him to go where he was sent, say what he is supposed to say and watch God work. God showed up and Moses became arguably the most remarkable human being that ever lived - other than Jesus, of course.

D. L. Moody put it this way (in fact, this will be the Quote Of The Day on A Preacher And His Barns for July 22):

"Moses spent 40 years thinking he was somebody; 40 years learning he was nobody, and 40 years discovering what God can do with a nobody"

Moses holds the place of preeminence in Faith’s Hall Of Fame. We can’t just take a quick peek at him and move on, so get ready to look at Moses for a few days. That will start tomorrow and then we’ll come back to him after the Friday Hymn Story and this weekend’s devotionals.

Be prepared to learn a lot about faith by just reading about Moses, learning from his triumphs and mistakes.

Acts 7:20-36

“Moses was born; and he was lovely in the sight of God … and Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and nurtured him as her own son. Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds … and he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand … This Moses … is the one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer.”