After hearing God’s call to go to Pharaoh with orders to let the Israelites go, Moses asked, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” He was saying, “You’re 40 years too late. You’ve got the wrong guy for the job.” Instead of failure being an event, […]

Inferiority is the miserable anguish that arises when people believe they are insignificant and unworthy. God doesn’t create us that way, but life convinces us we are. Inadequacy comes from the Latin adaequatus which means “made equal to.” When you’re in-adaequatus you don’t feel equal to the task, or other people. Those who fight with […]

Exodus 3:1 says, “Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.” We read biographies of the famous and influential to grow ourselves. We especially want to know their age […]

Like most families, we enjoy taking our kids to amusement parks to experience roller coasters. At the gate, there is a critical height requirement each child must meet. The ruler at each entrance is about 48 inches high. For the kids who don’t measure up, they have to sit it out. Life is a wild […]

Moses grew up not knowing his dad, but he saw a father figure in Jethro. He was the priest of Midian, a spiritual leader, family man, and friend of God. Practically, Jethro knew how to survive in a dangerous world. He knew how to find water, grow crops, and protect his clan. Jethro had a […]

If you’re going through a transition, and wonder where you fit, here are a few lessons from Moses. First, find a family. Let’s put ourselves in Jethro’s sandals. Out of the bush comes this stranger, some 300 hundred miles from home. Everyone was curious about his story, a story he couldn’t spin. If they found […]

Running has been the theme of some great hits. Who could forget REO Speedwagon’s “Take it On the Run” or the Doobie Brothers “Long Train Running”? Journey sang about how the wheels in the sky keep on turning. I don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow. I think the one that fits Moses best at this […]

It’s amazing to see the people God used in Scripture. What a cast of crazy characters. He chose a murderer in Moses, an adulterer in David, a coward in Peter, and a terrorist in Paul. A couple observations… First, our fantastic failures are never final. When Moses stepped on the stage and took a risk […]