Moses is a most intriguing person to consider, no matter how familiar we are to his story.
Moses was born to a Hebrew woman at a time when a decree had been made to kill all Hebrew sons at birth. He survives due to the plans of his mother to hide him in a basket and let him set sail down the river.
Found by Pharaoh’s daughter, he lives the first forty years of his life in the Egyptian palace. He is surrounded by opulence, every luxury known to man, education, and position.
He spent the next forty years in the Midian region shepherding stubborn sheep, which probably prepared him for his leadership role, yet unknown to him.
It is here in Exodus 2, in the middle of this narrative, that we are given a most interesting insight:
“Now it happened in the process of time
that the king of Egypt died.
Then the children of Israel groaned
because of the bondage, and they cried out;
and their cry came up to God
because of the bondage.”
(verse 23, NKJV)
That is so it – time holds a process.
But what we need to remember is that God holds all of time, and He is overseeing the process.
Process, as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is a natural continuance marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result.
God is in the process of working all things out according to His plan and His purposes. And He does all this in His own way.
“Furthermore,
because we are united with Christ,
we have received an inheritance from
God,
for he chose us in advance,
and he makes everything work out
according to his plan.”
(Ephesians 1:11, NLT)
It was at eight years of age that Moses finally saw the plan unfold to which he was called. It was then that God revealed Moses was to be the one to lead God’s people out of Egypt into the land He had promised them.
Our lives, too, will go through a process. Paul, in writing to the early believers, was confident God would work in their lives. And we can be assured that God is at work in our lives as well.
“For I am confident of this very thing,
that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 1:6, NASB)
Our lives go through a process,
fulfilling the plans and purposes
of our most loving and gracious God.
Reflection:
Have you ever had to wait for God to unfold His plan in your life? How have you seen the process better prepare you?
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It is heartening to know that God's process of time - in my life, in my children's life - in the fulfillment of the God-designed plans of each of us - that He holds the threads of that process - and waiting in time is a huge part of living in the process - knowing how to wait, to live fully - not in despair but in hopeful anticipation. God doesn't look over those with decades of age to the young, as if we no longer matter and our voices and dreams - and the opportunities of those are gone or now worthless. God has spent a lifetime teaching me to living fully in the wait of answered prayers - that includes building a relationship with him. I've experienced the infertility wait, the wait of a mother's prayer for a struggling child, the wait of how a dream since childhood would find a way. Him in the wait is what's important. Thank you for this Monday morning opportunity to think about those things I'm waiting for - and relax into God's processes of timing.
ReplyDeleteI've definitely had to wait for God's plan to unfold in my life and the lives of my children. It can be hard as a parent of an adult to wait for His plan to unfold in their lives, but we hold on to faith and hope and know that God is in control. Great article, Joanne!
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