In Hebrews 11:24-28, the writer shares with us not only the value of faith in hard times, but keys for effective living, through the example of the life of God’s servant, Moses. God was able to use Moses effectively because Moses settled some basic questions in his life: Who am I? What are my choices? What’s really important? And what are my goals?
“Who am I?” Moses teaches us the value of being yourself. Don’t try to be somebody else. God made us for a purpose. Nobody can be you except you. This world will challenge us about who we really are. Sometimes being who we really are will cost us, alienate us, cause us to face ridicule. But if we know who we are in Jesus Christ, then we know that there is nothing the world can take away from us that Jesus can’t make up to us.
“What are my choices?” Moses teaches us to be responsible; accept responsibility for our own lives. Don’t blame someone else for your life; don’t say, “It’s not my fault.” Do something about it; decide to change. We have choices we can make in life; we have options; God has given us the freedom to choose what we will do and what we will become. What we choose today will determine our tomorrow. In verse 23 we see that, as a baby, God chose Moses. But when Moses grew up, verse 25 says that Moses had to choose God. In the same way, God has chosen us. Have we chosen Him?
“What’s really important to me?” Moses clarified His values. We must do the same. The world promotes three common values—pleasure, possessions and power. All these were wrapped up in the throne of Egypt. Yet, Moses walked away from it. Why? He had a different value system.
“What are my goals?” “By an act of faith, he turned his heel on Egypt…He saw the One no one can see.” “Who’s that?” God! Moses never took his eye off the goal. Obstacles are what we see when we take our eyes off the goal. But if we keep our eyes on the prize, God will make everything all right. And our prize is Jesus.
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