There are times when it seems like there's a lot of wandering and not a clear direction. It's the sheep who asks the shepherd, "Where are we going again? Is there any way you can send some encouragement this way?"
And then there is wisdom in the life of Moses. Perhaps he thought his mission was over. He had left the halls of the princes for the sheep in the desert after he had killed a man. He married. He had children. And I doubt he expected anything different than raising a family and living the shepherd's life.
But "God's gifts and his call are irrevocable" (Rom 11:29). While Moses thought he was just chasing sheep in the desert, look at what the Lord God Almighty was doing:
1) Moses knew nothing about desert life. He was an Egyptian city boy. Worse, he was a royal palace kid. Translation--he knew nothing about surviving in the desert. Now he was an expert.
2) Moses had never really learned about leading people. He had driven them yes, but leading them? Perhaps not so much. But now he was a father and learning to be a leader to his children. The requirement for elders even in the New Testament.
3) In the first 40 years of his life he knew his call but trusted himself to make it happen by killing a man. Now he was trusting God.
4) He started out what in the palace being a bit proud. Now he was so humbled he wasn't quite sure he was the one.
The years that Moses might have thought he was wandering were actually years he was in training. Had he lead his people when he was a young man it probably would've been disastrous. He needed that dependency on the Lord, the knowledge of the desert, the training to be a leader and so much more. It was essential to his call, even when others and perhaps even himself may have thought the mission was one of wandering.
And then there is wisdom in the life of Moses. Perhaps he thought his mission was over. He had left the halls of the princes for the sheep in the desert after he had killed a man. He married. He had children. And I doubt he expected anything different than raising a family and living the shepherd's life.
But "God's gifts and his call are irrevocable" (Rom 11:29). While Moses thought he was just chasing sheep in the desert, look at what the Lord God Almighty was doing:
1) Moses knew nothing about desert life. He was an Egyptian city boy. Worse, he was a royal palace kid. Translation--he knew nothing about surviving in the desert. Now he was an expert.
2) Moses had never really learned about leading people. He had driven them yes, but leading them? Perhaps not so much. But now he was a father and learning to be a leader to his children. The requirement for elders even in the New Testament.
3) In the first 40 years of his life he knew his call but trusted himself to make it happen by killing a man. Now he was trusting God.
4) He started out what in the palace being a bit proud. Now he was so humbled he wasn't quite sure he was the one.
The years that Moses might have thought he was wandering were actually years he was in training. Had he lead his people when he was a young man it probably would've been disastrous. He needed that dependency on the Lord, the knowledge of the desert, the training to be a leader and so much more. It was essential to his call, even when others and perhaps even himself may have thought the mission was one of wandering.
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