so i'm studying exodus with my accountability partner (shout out to sara) right now. we're on chapter 4. here's what i've learned from the second half of the chapter thus far:
well first let me give you a quick recap of exodus thus far: pharoah is nuts and tries to kill the hebrew baby boys. moses' mom floats him down the river to save his life, and ultimately pharoah's daughter finds and saves him. he grows up in pharoah's house, and when he is older sees an egyptian beating a hebrew. moses kills the egyptian for hurting one of his brothers. moses runs away, because the egyptians are seeking his life, and becomes a shepherd in midian and marries the priest of midian's daughter. god appears to him in a burning bush and tells him to go back to egypt to rescue the hebrews. moses comes up with a lot of reasons why he shouldn't, but for every excuse he offers, god offers reassurance that he's got it under control.
so: god's providence rules in my life. he always goes before me. always. when he asks me to do something, he's gone before and prepared everything/everybody for me. i've never gone - nor will i ever go - somewhere he hasn't already been. i'll never take a single step alone. just as he guarded moses' life, brought him up in pharoah's house to have a relationship with the very people he would have to demand to release the hebrews, brought him back to a relationship with his brother, aaron who would later be his mouth, provided signs and wonders for him to use to prove that god was in this, etc. etc. etc., he is always in the midst of my life. and not only that, but he sees the whole big picture - start to finish. he knows every detail of what's to come. he knows the ending.
lisa coles led worship at d-now over the weekend, and one of her songs says: "i have you, hold on to me like i'm holding on to you, i have you." teach me to hold on to you like that, jesus.
quote of the day: "this heart didn't come with instructions." -john mayer
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