At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses and was about to kill him. But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.) Exodus 4:24-26 NIV
The lesson here is clear: we cannot bypass personal spiritual obedience in pursuit of a larger calling.
Moses was on his way to fulfill one of the greatest assignments in history—to lead Israel out of Egypt—yet God was prepared to take his life because a matter of personal covenant responsibility had been neglected.
In other words, before Moses could be entrusted to “save a nation,” he first had to be aligned in his own house.
A leaders personal responsibilities to God, himself, and his family should never become secondary to the vision God has given him to accomplish.
Enclosure
- Martin A. Briggs
Great lesson! So often we get caught up in living our life our way and only serving God when it’s convienent. We have to remember to have a Kingdom focused mind and that he will take care of the rest.
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DeleteA life surrendered is a life well spent. It’s not always easy but God calls us to be still and KNOW He is God. He cant show up and show off if we can’t be still. Well He could but isn’t much better to stand in faith and watch Him move the mountains?! YES!
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