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What's so cool about Moses?

One of the super heros of the Old Testament is Moses. He was born at the wrong time. Where the king of the land was in the mood to kill all boy babies. He wanted to stop the population growth. The Jewish women were too prolific in child bearing. 

You know the story. The little basket boat is made and sent up the river. How did Josabed feel as her grip let that basket go? I imagine that her heart sank. How was God in all of this? How was he protecting? How was he guiding? 

We have the advantage of knowing the rest of the story. The tiny boat slipped into the reeds neat the princess bath place. Amazing how that happened. The basket was opened and guess what, the baby was crying. What timing. 

Crying baby, unmarried princess. Touched soul. So what happened? Sister Merriam is watching the scene unfold. She puts two and two together and realizes that the princess will need a wet nurse. Who better than the baby's mom? 

Moses would live with mom and then he would be in trainings in the best schools at the time. He would graduate and more than likely be next in line to be king of Egypt. However, he made a mistake. A bad mistake. He killed a guy and had to run for his life. He had spent 40 years in luxury. The next 40 years wouldn't be so kind. 

Why did God have to wait 40 years to use Moses? Because of a little prophecy made a few years earlier to Abraham (Gen 15:13). The Jews would be slaves for 400 years! Moses came on the scene at 320 years. To fulfill his prophecy God waited 80 years from birth to after the wilderness experience. 

What does all this mean to you and me? God has a plan. His plan sometimes seems slow. At times it seems late or impossible. But you can count on his plan. You can be used no matter what you status or age. God didn't need the schools of Egypt to train Moses. He didn't need the wilderness of 40 years to teach Moses survival tactics. He just needed Moses to understand that he was going to be used to do his will. Moses gave all the excuses that he could think of. And then he went. And was used. How will God use you? 

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