Today’s Scripture comes from Exodus 6:14-30 which covers the genealogy of Moses and Aaron starting with Levi. Levi was the father of Kohath. Kohath was the father of Amram. Amram was the father of Aaron and Moses. And, there is so much more detail about the descendants of Israel. Here is the link to this Scripture – http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+6&version=NASB
I quote the following verses.
“It was the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring out the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.” They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing out the sons of Israel from Egypt; it was the same Moses and Aaron.
Now it came about on the day when the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the Lord; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.” But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?” Exodus 6:26-30.
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Like Moses, we may feel like God will need to “scratch his head” and try hard to figure out how to deal with our shortcomings to perform our mission. But, today’s Scripture reminds us how nothing passes God’s attention and control. God controls every detail of our lives and even every detail of the lives of our ancestors. God controls even “sideways” to the lives of our ancestors’ cousins.
God does not need to think linearly (like a line of thread) from Point A to Point B to Point C. God does not think: “OK, how can I get from Point A to get to Point B?” God does not react and wonder: “Oh, no, how am I going to deal with the fact that Moses is unskilled in speech?!”
God planned and controls the whole beautiful tapestry of history according to His good pleasure.
“Remember the former things long past,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure‘;
Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man of My purpose from a far country.
Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have planned it, surely I will do it.” Isaiah 46:9-11.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1. Can not the God Who created the heavens and the earth continue to control every detail?! Of course.
Man may worry and be anxious and want freedom from God’s control, but God stays firmly in control.
“2 The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
3 “Let us tear their fetters apart
And cast away their cords from us!”
4 He who sits in the heavens laughs,
The Lord scoffs at them.
5 Then He will speak to them in His anger
And terrify them in His fury, saying,
6 “But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
7 “I will surely tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,
And the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
9 ‘You shall break them with a rod of iron,
You shall shatter them like earthenware.’” Psalm 2:2-9.
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