2009 – Day 72.Mar. 14 – Misunderstood

2009 – Day 72.Mar. 14 – Misunderstood

Passage of the Day: Exod. 4: 29 – 5: 23 … Link to Exod. 4 – 5 for study …

My Journal for Today: Have you ever been where Moses found him self in this passage of his story? Here Moses did exactly, … EXACTLY, what God asked of him; and the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel were backing Moses. Then the wheels seemed to come off; and Pharaoh didn’t react as it might have been predicted by Moses, Aaron, or God’s chosen ones. No, … for a period, it appears that Pharaoh is the one in control, telling the Hebrews that they must glean their own stubble to use as hay for brick-making and that they will fall under the whip if they couldn’t come up with the count of bricks required for building.

And then Moses responds as most of us would react when and if we face disappointment, disillusionment, and doubt. He first asked “WHY,” and then he asked, “HOW?” Have you ever been misunderstood when you were doing the right and righteous thing? And isn’t your first reaction to go to God and say, “Why, Lord?” And, as Swindoll writes, that is followed by, “Why me; … why now; …why this?” I’ve been there … well, maybe not with the Pharaoh of Egypt, but with many who were following me being adamant that I had blown it when I knew in my heart I had done the right thing. It’s tough to lead when you believe one thing and the world sees it another way.

And the result of what transpires with Moses tells us the story. If you read on ahead, and perhaps you know this old story, life, for a time, looks like the worldly leader, Pharaoh, is in control; but behind the scenes of life, God is ALWAYS in control; and it’s the ones who stay with Him, even when life shows a really hand, who will see righteousness prevail. When the cards really look bad; and the believer in the One True God stays with the hand he is dealt, God will turn the cards – in time – to be in the favor of the faithful ones. And we know that this took some time and a lot of stages of rejection by Pharaoh; but God was there all along and when Moses remained faithful, even through the specter of darkness, the Light of God’s deliverance appeared for God’s people.

It’s so easy to feel abandoned when our righteous acts are misunderstood and rejected by the world. Right now there is much going on in 2009 when I write this which appears like the world is winning over God’s clear way of truth. The leaders and governments of the world are making decisions and passing laws to silence the people of God and put the spokesmen for God in straight jackets of silence. It appears that Pharaoh is winning the war? But those of us who’ve read “THE BOOK” and know “The Truth” must follow our Savior even unto death if that’s what it takes. Because in the end, WE WIN!

And so, I hope we can avoid the WHY NOW syndrome; and stay with the YOUR WAY IS THE ONLY WAY point of view as things get hotter and more difficult in this world. God will never abandon His chosen ones; but we must rise above doubt and show our faith to the world.

My Prayer for Today: Lord, help us to stay the course! Amen