I am reading through the Bible this year and so far I am THRILLED with my decision/commitment. This is NOT easy for me b/c in the past, I have tended to put Bible reading and prayer at the end of my “to do” list. And YEP, it rarely was accomplished. I am greatly enjoying reading through the Old Testament. I can’t believe I just made that confession!!!
Of course, some of my favorite childhood memories from Sunday School include Old Testament stories.
My favorite?
Moses.
Hands down.
My favorite as a small child was the story of Moses’ birth and his mother’s journey to save his life. I remember my mom reading the story over and over and over from a book that I so hope she still owns. I loved that the Princess “found” him and raised him as her own. Kinda makes me think about God adopting us into His kingdom and loving us so beautifully.
As I grew older, my fascination with Moses increased all the more as I realized the similarities in my own life and Moses’ life. I don’t mean how I can relate to his mistakes……I am referring to the fact that we share a common trait: NOT BEING eloquent with words and being slow in speech and tongue (well, I am definitely not slow to speak but I did have a big time speech impairment – a tied tongue). I love that God didn’t seem to care about all of that. He even provided Moses with a brother who was gifted with delivering words. Hmmmmmm….I have a brother who is an EXCELLENT pastor and can relay messages so clearly and effectively. Love that parallelism.
Yikes! I could go on and on about Moses. And to think I am only in chapter 7 of Exodus! Good stuff.
I hate to admit that I am finding a few more parallels that I am not so happy about! Uh-hum. Should I even mention the excuse thing he had going there? Takes one to know one.
Anyhoo, it is time for bed but I just had to share my random thoughts about my man Moses. My favorite childhood Bible story still has lots to teach me as a grownup!
































