In the Book of Acts, chapter 7, Stephen shares the history of the Israelites, our history with God, partially telling the story of Moses.
A Crime of Passion?
When Moses was 40, he killed an Egyptian who was mistreating one of Moses’ fellow Israelites, Stephen said.
Moses was thinking it was his time to rise up and free his people.
But the time was not right. His own people mocked him and he fled in fear of his life (Acts 7:23-29).
Right Idea, Wrong Time?
Moses had the passion to do what God would later use him for. Moses may have even had the "right idea."
He just tried, originally, to make it happen on his own schedule -- instead of waiting on God.
He fled to the desert and basically hid-out for another 40 years while God worked His own omniscient plan. During this time, God was also growing and changing Moses. .
Set My People Free
Then, when God knew the time was right, He got ahold of Moses (Acts 7:30-34), and used him for what Moses originally had a dream of and passion for doing at an earlier time in his life.
Moses just had the timing wrong.
But God’s timing is never wrong.
Wait on God. It will be worth it.
Prayer for You Today
Lord, please help those who read this to have peace about their timing, letting it be your timing. When it’s your time, please Lord, open doors for them with their dreams and your plans, doors which no one else can close.
Close all those doors which are nothing but distractions and temptations to keep us from fulfilling your plans for us, Father. In a way that only you could open them again.
Lastly, Lord, please, make your dreams our dreams, and your plans our passions. I ask this for everyone who reads this. In Jesus name I ask for these blessings, as Jesus said we could. Thank You, Father God, for your love. Amen.
