September 18, 2008 - Acts 7:25

“’Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not.’” Acts 7:25.
Stephen continues to tell his view of the Hebrew history to the religious authorities of his day. He narrates how Moses was trying to embrace the realization that God had called him to rescue his people from the oppressive slavery of Pharaoh. Moses was setting the Hebrews free by killing one Egyptian at a time. By taking matters into his own hands, he thought that his own people, the Hebrews, would see what he was doing and would appreciate his efforts. The opposite happened and Moses had to flee into the desert for his life.
Moses’ story is a classic case of what happens to a person when we get out in front of God’s timing and purposes. There can be no doubt that God had called Moses to set the Hebrews free. The only problem was that Moses got way ahead of God’s preparation and His timing. God was still preparing Moses for the incredible job that he was to fulfill, and Moses was not aware that he had to wait for His perfect timing. God was not happy about the oppression of the Hebrews, yet He knew that they were not ready for Moses’ leadership. Timing was ever so important. It took another 40 years in the desert to prepare Moses to be the servant leadership required to lead these 2 ½ million Hebrews through the crucible of the wilderness. And Moses learned and waited for God’s perfect timing.
Questions to consider: Do I have a sense of God’s calling in my life? Am I aware of the timing required for this call to be fulfilled? What am I doing to be prepared for the time when God tells me to go and do that which He called me to do?
Prayer: Father, help me to hear Your call on my life, and give me the patience to wait for Your perfect timing. Help me to not jump ahead of Your timing and help me to work towards be prepared for that time. Amen.