Thursday, March 22, 2007

Building up a character takes time

Upon completing Deuteronomy and nearly completing Exodus in parallel, I really appreciate how God takes time in building a character like Moses.

At the beginning, I see that Moses being no different from me or any ordinary man in any corner of this world, timid, wondering & wandering, even being entanlged with his own busyness (in family or in work). But God chose him because of his heart. Moses is a legend since his adventurous birth. He was chosen by God & was delegated a mission "the salvation of his tribe from being slavery". He was not conceiving any trace of such an idea and was astonished when being told of this Mission. What in his mind flashing at that moment: running away from this and kept on asking God, "WHY ME? NO, I'M TOTALLY INCAPABLE - DUMB I AM! I'M NOT AN ORATOR! HOW DARE CAN I PERSUADE THE PHARAOH TO SET MY PEOPLE FREE? "

At the end of Deuteronomy, I see that a very different Moses being reformed & reborn by God. This is the very man and one of noble men who can talk to God face-to-face. This inspires me to think what ......

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