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Look at
how God prepared Moses and you'll
understand how He prepares us: 1) He
begins with your character, then works
on your calling. Usually this begins in
obscurity. In Moses' case God spent 40
years tearing down the old structure and
rebuilding it from the ground up. Those
years in the wilderness must have seemed
unending. Yet it was during this time
that he encountered God in the burning
bush and learned to know the voice of
God from every other voice. How valuable
is that? Especially when you're working
with stubborn, opinionated people 2) He
never wastes experience. If Moses hadn't
been raised in the palace Pharaoh would
probably have viewed him as some crazy
shepherd with a bad case of sunstroke
and killed him. But his past prepared
him for his future. Because of his
desert training he was able to protect
and lead Israel through the Sinai
wasteland. And the very fact that he'd
been born into slavery gave him the
compassion to say yes to such a task.
So, don't run from your past - learn
from it! 3) He'll give you an emotional
investment in the work He's called you
to. How ironic, Pharaoh ordered the
death of every Hebrew male under two,
yet he was raising one in his own palace
who would liberate Israel and bring down
his throne. The Israelites weren't some
unknown group; they were Moses' own
people. Their cries had echoed in his
ears for 40 years, now he was willing to
lay down his life for them. That's what
it takes to be used by God; an emotional
investment.
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