*GOD ALWAYS PREPARES US BEFORE HE USES US*
“Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, …” (Exodus 3:1)
Moses spent forty years as a shepherd in Midian, and during this period, he learnt patience, perseverance, and total submission to the will of God. Like Joseph’s thirteen years of slavery in Egypt and Paul’s three years of isolation after his conversion (Galatians 1:17,18), Moses’ forty years of waiting and working prepared him for a lifetime of faithful ministry. “God doesn’t lay hands suddenly on His servants, but takes time to equip them for work,” writes Warren Wiersbe. Another truth that we learn from Moses’ life is that God does not need lazy people for His service, but He calls people who are busy. God called Gideon when he was threshing wheat. (Judges 6:11) He called little Samuel while he was ministering in the tabernacle. (I Samuel 3:10) He called David while he was taking care of his father’s sheep. (I Samuel 16:11,12) He called Elisha while he was ploughing. (I Kings 19:19-21) Even Jesus called only busy men as His disciples. In Mark 1:16-20 we read that He called Simon and his brother Andrew, James and his brother John while they were preparing their fishing nets for a catch. Jesus called Matthew while he was sitting at the tax-collector’s booth and doing his work. (Matthew 9:9)
Dear friends, are you in the waiting period? Are you waiting for God’s time? Are you waiting for a long time? Do not get frustrated. This is the period in which God wants to teach you some precious lessons. Submit to His authority and have a teachable spirit. Till then, keep doing diligently whatever job He has placed in your hands. In His appropriate time, He will call you and use you in His own way to build up His Kingdom.
*PRAYER*: Dear Lord, after Moses enjoyed the luxuries of the Egyptian palace for forty years, You let him live as a shepherd for the next forty years to teach him certain valuable lessons and use him as a leader for the next forty years. Let me also totally submit to Your will. Amen.
Taught by a man of God
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