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Discipleship Focus: Character
- Character: Having the interior life that is necessary to support the work that God sets before a person. It is hearing from God and obeying. It is doing the right thing when nobody is looking.
Exodus 4 continues the look into Moses’ character that we began
yesterday. I love this chapter because
it shows us that Moses isn’t this master and perfect leader of millions that we
think him to be. Moses had serious
doubts in the beginning. Moses struggledto
see just how God would get him from point A to point B.
This is a very powerful point to discuss as we look at the issue
of character. Moses doesn’t have any
difficulty grasping the vision of God.
He can understand that God wants to set His people free from oppression
and bondage. He can see that God desires
to bring His people out of Egypt. All of
that makes incredible sense to Moses.
Moses doesn’t fail to grasp God’s vision.
Where Moses fails with respect to character is in understanding
the process. Moses fails to see how God
will use him to bring about His plan.
Moses doesn’t doubt God’s vision; He doubts his own ability to play a
role in God’s vision. He doubts his own
ability, not God’s. I think this is a
valuable point to consider with respect to Moses’ character.
From one perspective, Moses has a great character in that he can
grasp what God plans to do. But from the
human side we can see that Moses struggles with his character in that he cannot
see how he can do his own part. He still
needs growth and maturity, but the good news is that God has not given up on
Moses!
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