Poor old Moses. He left his home of
40 years to serve God and to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. And
since leaving, his wife was not impressed with him as we saw
earlier (incidentally she left Egypt some or other time, because in
Exodus 18 his father in law visits Moses in the wilderness after
the Exodus, and he brings Moses' wife with him, therefore she must
have left him some time before this), Pharaoh made matters worse
for the Israelites and to top it off Moses' own people didn't want
to listen to him anymore.
Exodus 6:9 "So Moses told the
people what the Lord had said, but they wouldn't listen anymore.
They had become too discouraged by the increasing burden of their
slavery."
Moses must have felt all alone. No
one was supporting him, only Aaron, but there are no words of
encouragement recorded here.
And when God tell Moses to go back
to Pharaoh, Moses turned on God again.
Exodus 6:12 "But Lord! My own
people won't listen to me anymore. How can I expect Pharaoh to
listen? I'm no orator!"
Moses was discouraged and seemingly
wanted to give up here. But God stayed calm and ordered Moses to go
back to Pharaoh again. And the most amazing thing for me is that
Moses went. Despite the gloomy circumstances he was in, he
continued to listen and move forward. And you know what? You never
hear Moses talk to the Lord like that again. Things started
happening. He took the first step in obedience and God used
him.
Faith is easy when things are
running smoothly. It is easy when things are flowing and miracles
are happening all around. But when things get tough and people
don't believe in you anymore it starts to get difficult to continue
believing. It starts getting hard to continue trusting in God's
promises. Moses definitely experienced this, he must have felt all
alone, but he kept his head down and pressed forward. He turned to
God with his questions and frustrations and God helped him to get
through it. He didn't discuss it with several people, but he turned
to God and he obtained strength.
Turn to God and keep the faith.
Continue step by step and move forward. God will be with you and
soon you will see things happening all around. God rewards faithful
obedience.
Father God, please help us to keep
our eyes on You and what You've planned for us. We get discouraged
sometimes, but thank you that we can know that You are always there
for us. Thank you! Amen