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June 20th 2026

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SATURDAY

After the child was weaned, she presented him to Pharaoh’s daughter who adopted him as her son. She named him Moses (Pulled-Out), saying, “I pulled him out of the water.”—Exodus 2:10 (MSG) “It’s time for you to go back: I’m sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt.”—Exodus 3:10 (MSG) God said to Moses: “All right. Just as you say; this also I will do, for I know you well and you are special to me. I know you by name.”—Exodus 33:17 (MSG)

Spiritual maturity is both revolutionary and evolutionary. There are moments when God breaks into our lives with holy interruption, and there are seasons when God shapes us over time. Moses’ life reveals this sacred pattern. He did not become a spiritual giant overnight. His growth unfolded in stages that mirror our own journey toward spiritual maturity.
The first stage is thinking we’re something we are not. Moses was born a Hebrew under a death sentence, yet raised in Pharaoh’s palace with privilege, education, and influence. He grew up believing he was something he was not. Life can deceive us the same way. Success, stability, and status can create illusions that mask our true condition. Many confuse the means of life with the end of life. But those who are truly growing learn that what matters most is not impressing people but being right with God. Growth begins when God dismantles our illusions and calls us into authentic identity.
The second stage is realizing we’re not what we thought we were. Moses’ illusion collapsed when he killed an Egyptian and fled into the wilderness. In Midian, tending sheep in obscurity, Moses discovered that the things he once trusted could not sustain him. Trouble has a way of revealing the truth about us. When life shifts, we learn that we are not as strong, wise, or self sufficient as we imagined. Yet it was in the wilderness that Moses encountered the burning bush—the moment of divine revolution.
The final stage is discovering that God is everything. By Exodus 33, Moses is no longer the confused prince nor the fearful fugitive. He is a friend of God. When Moses speaks, God responds, “I am pleased with you, and I know you by name.” This is spiritual maturity—to live in such closeness that God’s presence is our deepest desire and God’s favor is our greatest treasure.

PRAYER: Lord, thank You for walking with us through every stage of our growth—for loving us when we thought we were something we weren’t, and for shaping us when we realized we weren’t what we thought we were. Make us into what we can be in You. Draw us closer, deepen our faith, and mature us by Your Spirit. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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