Reading the old story of the burning bush, I went on a little farther in the holy text and found God's word about what would happen in Egypt. You can sum up the prophesy as: God said it, it's as good as done. Now go do it Moses! We have a little trouble from our limited point of view understanding that God sees what He says as done when He said it. Jesus said that something was accomplished or finished on the cross, but we don't feel very finished when we look inside of ourselves. Am I saved? It seems kind of dirty in there still. 'Me' seems to lack the luster and polish one might expect of a finished product. How can He say it is finished? Praise God that our salvation is not based on what you and I see.
You may receive a message from the Lord about a project you are involved in. This project may be a work project, or it may be a lifelong project, but the Lord gives you some indication of its completion. At the moment, you look around and wonder how the Lord can speak in the past tense about something so far from completion or something that seems so hopeless right now. Well, our faith is not based on you and me and what we see! Our faith is placed in the person of Jesus Christ and the sovereign power of our Almighty God. Regarding a lifelong project from my momentary view, I see little hope that this enormous project will ever get done. Yet, God has said the path is clear and I am on my way to completion, even great things. Those of you who witnessed my baptism may be fervently hoping that great things won't involve large crowds, waiting on ceremony, or things along those lines, and I'm right there with you brother!
But, there we have it again. God is not basing the future on our past. Moses was not sent back to Egypt to murder more Egyptian overseers, herd more sheep, or float about in reed baskets. God sent him for something new, and from that mission we have the great story of the Exodus. Praise God for the new things!
Bucky
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