We continue along in the life of Moses today.  After he is found amongst the reeds we have nothing of his life until he is grown. (unless the movie Prince of Egypt counts).  We pick up the story with Moses aware that he is from Israel.  Let’s look at it together today. 

One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. 12 Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?” 14 The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “What I did must have become known.” 15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well. 16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock. 18 When the girls returned to Reuel their father, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?” 19 They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.” 20 “And where is he?” Reuel asked his daughters. “Why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat.”21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

Moses clearly has a longing to see his people free and as he sees their struggle he kills an Egyptian.  He is eventually found out and he flees to Midian.  This leads to Moses meeting his wife, Zipporah.  He goes along and picks up a whole new life in Midian.  He probably would have lived the rest of his life there, but God has other plans for Moses.  Big plans.  Have you ever thought about what might be different if Moses ignored the burning bush (spoiler alert).  I wonder sometimes if there aren’t smaller burning bushes in our own life that we miss as we go through the business of life.  God wants to use each and every one of us two do great things.  Things to build His kingdom, to reach others for Jesus.  How often do we miss out on the blessing of that because we are caught up in our own agenda and plans.  Be on the lookout for those great things that God wants to do in and through your life. 

In His Grip,

Pastor Dave