Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Unsuitable Training for Greater Means

Acts 7:21-22
21 When he was placed outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son. 22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

The context of Stephen's speech to the Sanhedrin was filled with the history of the Jewish people. His point was about making the distinction between Judaism and Christianity. But within the content of the speech, he talks about one that God loved and befriended. Moses was a prophet and leader who had the humbling honor to be directly in the presence of God. His meeting God at the burning bush turned his hair white. But Moses didn't start where he ended. God works with the end in mind. So everything we encounter in our lives is a stepping stone no matter how big or how small. Moses for his own safety was given up. But God knew what he was doing. In order to use Moses to defeat an evil later, he had to let Moses live and learn the ways. He was studying unknowingly for a role that exceeded his present circumstances.  Ah yes, Moses was brought up as one with Egyptian blood but he was not their descendant. Moses was the spokesman for God's people upon their deliverance. He was being trained all along for the greatest role of his life. He wasn't going to learn how to speak with power and authority among slaves.

The Lord can use any situation as training ground for our future, including one that doesn't seem suitable to the naked eye. The Lord has taken many a man and woman from a life that was filled with destruction and turned them into great leaders for him. Not only is it a witness of his ability to change a heart which is the greatest miracle, but often that same training ground is the territory in which God has them to do His work. Why not? There are no accidents in God. For everything is done with purpose. We do not know his ways so we often miss the little pieces of the puzzle because they insignificant to us. Moses had no idea that he was being prepared for the greatest role of his life. It came in the form of being given away and raised among those that actually enslaved his people. How has God used your past roles and situations? How is God using your current situation to train you? Only he knows the end but no piece of the puzzle is insignificant. Nothing is unsuitable for training in God's eyes. Our loving father will train by any means necessary.

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