Good day dear friends.
Yahoogroups that sends out (supposedly) isn't too good about promptness. Usually, I will write this out, copy and paste it to my blog, then the mychurch.org site, return back here and the message is waiting for approval. Given the length of yesterday's message it was not here and with the hectic schedule of the day did not remember to see if it had been sent out. I usually get an email from this server to approve, and I did not. So, for you diehard ConCafe readers, your patience has been rewarded, you get three messages in one day. LOTS of reading to do!
Here is our study guide for today: Friday: Numbers 16, 17, 18 As you read these chapters, list and analyze the qualities of character you see in Moses.
Moses was a true leader. And leadership is never easy nor is it a way to instant gratification. A leader puts him or herself in the line of fire for anything that goes wrong or for results that do not come as soon as others may want. A leader is patient and prayerful. If God is leading the leader, and only leaders that let God lead them are true leader, the results will come, on God's time not ours. In these readings we see the patience and lack of, in Moses. As he led this huge congregation of people on a seeminly endless journey the complaints were sure to come, and they did. We find these young men who come and challenge Moses' leadership, saying to his face, "Who put you in charge?" Uh, in case you weren't watching, hmm, who could it be, who could it be? Could it be God?! These young men wanted to reach the promised land yesterday. Their memories of their days in slavery were now those of "the land of milk and honey." Funny how our minds work sometimes. Their days of toiling in the hot sun making bricks and building buildings they would never use or inhabit, were not even a distant memory. They remembered a land of milk and honey.
Moses was a man of prayer. He took everything to God. In that first confrontation in Num 16, his throwing himself down on the ground was prayer. God gave him the answer of this challenge and how best to deal with it. And in the subsequent challenges, it was God giving Moses directions for how to best handle them. Please note that every challenge though directed against Moses was really against God. Sadly, most times it is God's person who takes the heat and the hits.
Moses was a man. We cannot forget that Moses was human, not in any way perfect nor did he claim to be. He got angry. He lost his patience. He got his feelings hurt. He doubted what he was really doing. He wanted to give up at times. But as said above, his being a man of prayer made all the difference in the world.
What are you facing today? Who has come against you and what have you done about it? Have you turned it over to God or are you trying to come up with the best scheme for revenge or showing your anger? You're best served when you serve God.
PRAYER: Loving God, I thank you for the gift of prayer. I turn over to you all the challenges that are coming my way today. I know that You are with me and that You will guide me. Let all things work for Your good. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
e.v.
Yahoogroups that sends out (supposedly) isn't too good about promptness. Usually, I will write this out, copy and paste it to my blog, then the mychurch.org site, return back here and the message is waiting for approval. Given the length of yesterday's message it was not here and with the hectic schedule of the day did not remember to see if it had been sent out. I usually get an email from this server to approve, and I did not. So, for you diehard ConCafe readers, your patience has been rewarded, you get three messages in one day. LOTS of reading to do!
Here is our study guide for today: Friday: Numbers 16, 17, 18 As you read these chapters, list and analyze the qualities of character you see in Moses.
Moses was a true leader. And leadership is never easy nor is it a way to instant gratification. A leader puts him or herself in the line of fire for anything that goes wrong or for results that do not come as soon as others may want. A leader is patient and prayerful. If God is leading the leader, and only leaders that let God lead them are true leader, the results will come, on God's time not ours. In these readings we see the patience and lack of, in Moses. As he led this huge congregation of people on a seeminly endless journey the complaints were sure to come, and they did. We find these young men who come and challenge Moses' leadership, saying to his face, "Who put you in charge?" Uh, in case you weren't watching, hmm, who could it be, who could it be? Could it be God?! These young men wanted to reach the promised land yesterday. Their memories of their days in slavery were now those of "the land of milk and honey." Funny how our minds work sometimes. Their days of toiling in the hot sun making bricks and building buildings they would never use or inhabit, were not even a distant memory. They remembered a land of milk and honey.
Moses was a man of prayer. He took everything to God. In that first confrontation in Num 16, his throwing himself down on the ground was prayer. God gave him the answer of this challenge and how best to deal with it. And in the subsequent challenges, it was God giving Moses directions for how to best handle them. Please note that every challenge though directed against Moses was really against God. Sadly, most times it is God's person who takes the heat and the hits.
Moses was a man. We cannot forget that Moses was human, not in any way perfect nor did he claim to be. He got angry. He lost his patience. He got his feelings hurt. He doubted what he was really doing. He wanted to give up at times. But as said above, his being a man of prayer made all the difference in the world.
What are you facing today? Who has come against you and what have you done about it? Have you turned it over to God or are you trying to come up with the best scheme for revenge or showing your anger? You're best served when you serve God.
PRAYER: Loving God, I thank you for the gift of prayer. I turn over to you all the challenges that are coming my way today. I know that You are with me and that You will guide me. Let all things work for Your good. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
e.v.
