In front of the red sea, Moses reassures the people about God’s deliverance. But deep down within this amiable leader, I am not so sure about his absolute confidence on what next move to take. He knew God would do it, but like any of us, he wanted the details of the plan way before hand. We search for the answers without and hope to gain foreknowledge of what to do, and this usually makes us insensitive to what we carry in our hands. When Moses turned to God, He replied him: “Why are you crying unto me?” This was a surprising answer from God. As usual, He could have told Moses what to being his servant. But this time, it was Moses’ problem to solve, as God had already equipped him for that challenge. He faced God, but God said He wasn’t the problem, the Red Sea was. And like the Sheep and the Snake, the Rod is sufficient for them all. God had always told him to take the Rod wherever he went, and could this time be different? Not at all! The Rod was ‘the stuff’ that was sufficient for his profession, his enemies, and his challenges. Just a stretch of that Rod parted the Red Sea and the people went on dry land. I usually walk 4km in one hour. But this walk was about a 300km walk, which means it would take an average of 75 hours to cross over. We look at this lightly because we read it over a sentence in the Bible. But this was an enormous challenge they overcame by the move of the Rod.
This is where I am heading. Whatever you lay down before God, He will use it to give you victory in three areas of your life: your work, your enemies, and your challenges. I have come to liken Moses’ Rod, or staff as some may call it, to my will. The one thing which cannot be encroached upon by God and man is our will power. We will always have to cast it down before God if He is going to use it. Moses had to cast it down. It took some faith to do that because he was in an insecure place. What if something bad was going to happen to him at that instance, and the burning bush dazzle was just a hoax. He would have lost his one thing for defense. But with God you lose nothing, but gain mastery over all situations. Every time I lay down my will in a tough place, I may not always see clearly what the next move will be, but I have never suffered defeat. From the work of my hands, to the things that hate me and want me down and out, and to every challenge I meet, I am always victorious over them all. Why? I’ve got a Rod in my hand. I gave it to God, and He gave it back to me, but this time with power in it. The Rod signifies to total commitment to God, and your total dedication to Him. When you cast your Rod before Him, it means you have given Him everything, and it is that very thing He will use to see you through to His promise for you. The is much more that Moses did with his Rod, like striking the rock for water, but that is a discussion for another time. The question I simply want to pitch to you is: What’s that you have in your hands? God can use it when you turn it over to Him.
The Rod For Sheep, Snakes and The Sea – Part 2
Posted by davidluiz in Daily Devotional, Relationships and Family
In front of the red sea, Moses reassures the people about God’s deliverance. But deep down within this amiable leader, I am not so sure about his absolute confidence on what next move to take. He knew God would do it, but like any of us, he wanted the details of the plan way before hand. We search for the answers without and hope to gain foreknowledge of what to do, and this usually makes us insensitive to what we carry in our hands. When Moses turned to God, He replied him: “Why are you crying unto me?” This was a surprising answer from God. As usual, He could have told Moses what to being his servant. But this time, it was Moses’ problem to solve, as God had already equipped him for that challenge. He faced God, but God said He wasn’t the problem, the Red Sea was. And like the Sheep and the Snake, the Rod is sufficient for them all. God had always told him to take the Rod wherever he went, and could this time be different? Not at all! The Rod was ‘the stuff’ that was sufficient for his profession, his enemies, and his challenges. Just a stretch of that Rod parted the Red Sea and the people went on dry land. I usually walk 4km in one hour. But this walk was about a 300km walk, which means it would take an average of 75 hours to cross over. We look at this lightly because we read it over a sentence in the Bible. But this was an enormous challenge they overcame by the move of the Rod.
This is where I am heading. Whatever you lay down before God, He will use it to give you victory in three areas of your life: your work, your enemies, and your challenges. I have come to liken Moses’ Rod, or staff as some may call it, to my will. The one thing which cannot be encroached upon by God and man is our will power. We will always have to cast it down before God if He is going to use it. Moses had to cast it down. It took some faith to do that because he was in an insecure place. What if something bad was going to happen to him at that instance, and the burning bush dazzle was just a hoax. He would have lost his one thing for defense. But with God you lose nothing, but gain mastery over all situations. Every time I lay down my will in a tough place, I may not always see clearly what the next move will be, but I have never suffered defeat. From the work of my hands, to the things that hate me and want me down and out, and to every challenge I meet, I am always victorious over them all. Why? I’ve got a Rod in my hand. I gave it to God, and He gave it back to me, but this time with power in it. The Rod signifies to total commitment to God, and your total dedication to Him. When you cast your Rod before Him, it means you have given Him everything, and it is that very thing He will use to see you through to His promise for you. The is much more that Moses did with his Rod, like striking the rock for water, but that is a discussion for another time. The question I simply want to pitch to you is: What’s that you have in your hands? God can use it when you turn it over to Him.
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