Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the
Egyptian and hid him in the sand. - Exodus 2:12
Moses saw the pain of his people. He saw the bondage and the injustice. His
heart was enraged, and he decided he would do something. He would take matters
into his own hands. The result was murder. The motive was right, but the action
was wrong. He went horizontal instead of vertical with God. Moses fled to the
desert, where God prepared the man who would ultimately be the deliverer of a
nation. But it took 40 years of preparation before God determined Moses was
ready. He was a professional businessman - a sheepherder. It was during the
mundane activity of work that God called on him to be a deliverer.
Moses was like a lot of enthusiastic Christian workplace believers who seek
to solve a spiritual problem with a fleshly answer. The greatest danger to the
Christian workplace believer is his greatest strength - his business acumen and
expertise to get things done. This self-reliance can become our greatest
weakness when it comes to moving in the spiritual realm. We're taught to be
problem solvers. But, like Moses, if our enthusiasm and passion are not
harnessed by the power of the Holy Spirit, we will fail miserably. Peter had to
learn this lesson too. His enthusiasm got him into a lot of trouble. But God was
patient, just as He is patient with each of us. Sometimes He must put us in the
desert for a time in order to season us so that Christ is allowed to reign
supreme in the process.
Before you act, pray and seek the mind of Christ until you know it is God
behind the action. Check it out with others. You may save yourself a trip to the
desert.
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