The children of Israel saw the acts of God-- the parting of the Red Sea, the pouring out of the plagues on Egypt, water from a rock, etc. They only saw what He did, but Moses knew His ways-- he knew why God did what He did, he knew God's heart and reason behind His works and acts.
Throughout the Bible it is recorded that God often revealed what He was going to do and why He was doing it to His servants. He took them into His "confidence". What He did then, He still does today. He will do the same for you and for me. So, which would you rather be? Like the Israelites or like Moses?
If you are one of those who want to know God's ways, I see three things from the life of Moses that help you to reach that goal.
1) "And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I." (Exodus 3:2-4) Moses turned aside to see the bush that was on fire. We have to "turn aside" from the cares of life, from the distractions, from the things of the world and turn toward God to "see" and "hear" what He is doing. This doesn't happen automatically. You have to make a deliberate choice to do so.
2) "And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. And he said, Cast it on the ground." (Exodus 4:2,3a) What is in your hand? Surrender it to God. Surrender your talents, your agenda, your plans, your own desires, your will, yourself, etc. Give whatever you have in your hand (in your possession) to God and let Him use it according to His will.
3) "And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain." (Exodus 19:3a) God told Moses to "come up the mountain". He told him to bring with him two more tablets of stone. And He told him to come up the next morning. We see two things here that Moses had to do, actually three. Moses obeyed God even though none of these were an easy task. Moses also answered God's call to come up higher. Moses had to persevere. He couldn't stop short. He had to keep on going until he reached the place God called him to.
Let me recap and sum it all up. If we want to be people who know God's ways instead of just His acts, here are three things from the life of Moses, the one who knew God's ways, that we can learn from:
1) Make the choice to turn toward God and seek Him, and away from the world.
2) Surrender everything you have to God.
3) Be obedient to what He tells you to do, even though it may cost you. Persevere and don't quit. Go up higher until you reach that desired place. You can't stay in the "low places" and expect to reach it.
Have a great day. Do you want to be a person who only sees what God does? Or a person who knows God's heart and why He is doing what He does?
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