Moses must have been a very special person.
God called him even before he was born. I don’t think God waited for his birth to formulate the emergency plan to save his life in a reed basket. The plan was in the bag. His mom just had to do it.
God knew that his people would have to be saved from slavery. Years before, God’s plan is put into action. And even though people come and mess up the plan, God turns it around so that it still achieves its goal.
It seems as if Moses jeopardized God’s plan by murdering the Egyptian, because it suddenly demoted him from hero to murderer. But God came like a voice from a bush and told him about the plan.
And although Moses refused to do so, reminding God of his stutter and all his other faults, that did not stop God. It must have been the stick that turned into a snake that opened Moses’ eyes.
With God in and with Moses, he performed one miracle after another. He slowly negotiated with the Egyptian king. He ignored all the king’s insults and was chased away.
I wonder what Moses was thinking when they got to the river. Remember, he had to get into the water first before they could get through. I wonder if he was afraid that the Israelites would laugh at him, because he was quite scandalous.
But he did.
And God continued to do many special things through him. Water gushed from a rock, manna rained from heaven, carried the laws written by the finger of God from the mountain, and much more. It is understandable that the Jews have so much respect for him, almost worshiping him as the savior, to the point that they completely missed Jesus as he walked among them.
Jesus is much more: 3Moses was also faithful, but Jesus is honored much more. Jesus does not do his thing like Moses. Jesus does not lose his temper. Jesus does not kill. Jesus is not afraid. Jesus does not tire of his children. Jesus is in a completely different class.
Yes, Moses accomplished a lot and saved the Israelites from slavery. But Jesus is the true Savior who saves us from the slavery of the devil and reserves our space in the true Promised Land. And all this for free.
But even more, Jesus left behind his Spirit to help us, to take us by the hand, to walk with us and to be our Friend. Moses could never do that!
We must give Jesus his rightful place in the universe. He is the Son of God. He must come and live in our hearts and we must follow him. Then he will hurt us less and we will see the beauty of life. Let’s try to live like this.
Holy Scripture
Hebrews 3:1-6
Reflection
How important is Jesus in your life?
Do you follow?
What do you have to do differently?
Prayer
Jesus, You are the King of my life. I just want to follow you. I don’t always get it right, but I do the best I can. All honor and glory to you! Amen.
