… Living consistently
Biblical text – Hebrew 11:24-28 “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of the Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.”
Complementary text – Romans 12:1-2
Thought of the day:
Yesterday we meditated on the blessing of parents who get involved in their children’s life. Today’s text is a classical example of the blessings that come out of that practice. We read about a man who was separated from his family when he was still a baby, and was raised away from his natural environment. Did he loose the track for his life? No, never! On the contrary, he recognized the thin contrast between a luxurious life among the pagans and the spiritual power of his roots.
We may think that a person, who becomes, by chance, part of the royal family, will hold on to every opportunity he may have. But in fact this man (of whom so many are envious) saw the hypocrisy of all that sparkle and enchantment. He would not find the true life there. Instead, he found the true life on the calling of his people: a people that were calling him to fellowship with God, since Abraham’s days.
To belong to this people, to have part on the promises received from God, it became Moses’ reason to live and the guiding for his entire path. A path that caused him to be cursed, to suffer a socio-economical fall and to share the same pains and oppression of his people, until the day they were released, by God’s will.
Moses did not allow himself to be tempted by the contingencies of his life. On the contrary, he found a path among his roots. For that reason, his life could now be shaped in the presence of God. And his reverence for God released him from fearing his people and from fearing those, the favor of which could not bring him life. He found his true home in those roots, where God poured out the power of life.
Worship and Thanksgiving:
- God’s plan and omnipresence;
- God’s love for the Jews;
- To thank God for the roots over which we can build our faith;
Intercession:
- For wisdom; for the ability to make good decisions;
- For courage, faith, holiness, calling…
- For those who lost orientation and for the end of ethical confusion.
Biblical text – Hebrew 11:24-28 “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of the Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.”
Complementary text – Romans 12:1-2
Thought of the day:
Yesterday we meditated on the blessing of parents who get involved in their children’s life. Today’s text is a classical example of the blessings that come out of that practice. We read about a man who was separated from his family when he was still a baby, and was raised away from his natural environment. Did he loose the track for his life? No, never! On the contrary, he recognized the thin contrast between a luxurious life among the pagans and the spiritual power of his roots.
We may think that a person, who becomes, by chance, part of the royal family, will hold on to every opportunity he may have. But in fact this man (of whom so many are envious) saw the hypocrisy of all that sparkle and enchantment. He would not find the true life there. Instead, he found the true life on the calling of his people: a people that were calling him to fellowship with God, since Abraham’s days.
To belong to this people, to have part on the promises received from God, it became Moses’ reason to live and the guiding for his entire path. A path that caused him to be cursed, to suffer a socio-economical fall and to share the same pains and oppression of his people, until the day they were released, by God’s will.
Moses did not allow himself to be tempted by the contingencies of his life. On the contrary, he found a path among his roots. For that reason, his life could now be shaped in the presence of God. And his reverence for God released him from fearing his people and from fearing those, the favor of which could not bring him life. He found his true home in those roots, where God poured out the power of life.
Worship and Thanksgiving:
- God’s plan and omnipresence;
- God’s love for the Jews;
- To thank God for the roots over which we can build our faith;
Intercession:
- For wisdom; for the ability to make good decisions;
- For courage, faith, holiness, calling…
- For those who lost orientation and for the end of ethical confusion.
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