March 31
Follow the Plan
Moses was more humble than any other person on earth … He is entrusted with my entire house. I speak to him face to face, directly and not in riddle! He sees the LORD as he is. Should you not be afraid to criticize him?
Numbers 12:3, 7-8 (NLT)
Moses was one of the most incredible men ever to walk the planet. Not perfect, but God-honoring in most every way. Moving from glamour to glory was a messy business, but in the process of giving up all the beauty and busyness of Egypt, Moses eventually discovered the greater business of God.
Now, in this passage, we find him knee deep in dissension, and more problems will soon arise when this fickle people refuse to enter their Promised Land. Leadership is not easy, but the good news for Moses is that God stands by His man.
It’s the people closest to Moses who turn on him here. Miriam and Aaron criticized their brother for marrying an Ethiopian woman. They were ticked. They grumbled that they were just as good as their leader-brother … and God responded. Oh, how He responded! He took the three of them to the Tabernacle, came down in their midst, scolded them and then covered Miriam in leprosy. God was really ticked!
The lesson here is simple: don’t mess with God’s man (or woman). When a leader is following God passionately and loving Him wholeheartedly, he or she enjoys God’s special attention and the greatest care. Abusive jealousy is something God deals with and removes. Here in the desert, His plan for His man moves forward, but first, He punishes the self-centered complainers. He teaches this humbling lesson: Don’t mess with My choice, don’t mess with My design, don’t mess with My plan.
Sometimes things don’t seem right, or fair, or the way we would have them. Let’s get over this. Let’s accept God’s will and move on … let’s move into our own promised lands ... where beauty, joy and a better future await us!
Father, help us see and understand Your will. Help us hear Your voice and follow Your plan. Amen.
Follow the Plan
Moses was more humble than any other person on earth … He is entrusted with my entire house. I speak to him face to face, directly and not in riddle! He sees the LORD as he is. Should you not be afraid to criticize him?
Numbers 12:3, 7-8 (NLT)
Moses was one of the most incredible men ever to walk the planet. Not perfect, but God-honoring in most every way. Moving from glamour to glory was a messy business, but in the process of giving up all the beauty and busyness of Egypt, Moses eventually discovered the greater business of God.
Now, in this passage, we find him knee deep in dissension, and more problems will soon arise when this fickle people refuse to enter their Promised Land. Leadership is not easy, but the good news for Moses is that God stands by His man.
It’s the people closest to Moses who turn on him here. Miriam and Aaron criticized their brother for marrying an Ethiopian woman. They were ticked. They grumbled that they were just as good as their leader-brother … and God responded. Oh, how He responded! He took the three of them to the Tabernacle, came down in their midst, scolded them and then covered Miriam in leprosy. God was really ticked!
The lesson here is simple: don’t mess with God’s man (or woman). When a leader is following God passionately and loving Him wholeheartedly, he or she enjoys God’s special attention and the greatest care. Abusive jealousy is something God deals with and removes. Here in the desert, His plan for His man moves forward, but first, He punishes the self-centered complainers. He teaches this humbling lesson: Don’t mess with My choice, don’t mess with My design, don’t mess with My plan.
Sometimes things don’t seem right, or fair, or the way we would have them. Let’s get over this. Let’s accept God’s will and move on … let’s move into our own promised lands ... where beauty, joy and a better future await us!
Father, help us see and understand Your will. Help us hear Your voice and follow Your plan. Amen.
posted by Craig Soderquist at 8:52 AM
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