Regional Synod of Canada - Reformed Church in America

Pioneer Christian Monthly

Date - Feb. 16/56

Contributor - John S. Terl

Title - Moses, the Man of God

Topic - Meditation

Surely one of the greatest of all men of God, is Moses, the man of God. All men can learn great lessons for the enrichment of their own lives, by making a careful, comprehensive, thorough, prayerful study of this great character. As we know, he was born in a time of great danger to every male child. The, order had been issued to the Hebrew mid-wives that all of the male children should be killed at birth. These women defied the order of Pharaoh; hence many of these children lived. Moses' life was spared also. He was successfully hidden for three months. Then it seemed to be unwise to do so longer. Prayerfully and in complete trust in God, he was conveniently placed in his little ark among the reeds of the river Nile by his mother, to be discovered by Pharaoh's daughter, in God's providence. By that very same providence he was to return to his mother and father for some few years that they might minister to his physical needs and lavish upon him their most cordial love; but above all to implant in his impressionable mind, under the guidance of God's Spirit and by God's grace, impressions and truths that could not be erased by dissolute environment, pagan science and philosophy, nor stifled by the prospect of heirship to the throne. All the honour and wealth of Egypt and that of the Royal family failed to charm and allure him. For in God's own time, he renounced everything that Egypt offered him. Then "by faith he refused to be called the son of Paraoh's daughter, choosing rather the afflictions of God's people." This, indeed, is nothing else but the hand, the purpose and GRACE of God!

This, together with his parental background, explains how he could, and did, become that stalwart, spiritual leader. Factually, the leadership of Moses has never been duplicated. It is to be seriously doubted whether any person, ever exemplified such qualities of patience, of unselfishness and mighty intercessions for a disobedient and rebellious nation. How he pleaded with God not to destroy His people, even when God offered to begin afresh with Moses and his family! Only a great believer and saint could refuse such a proposal.

After reading Exodus 32 and 33, Deut. 9, and Hebrews 11:23 - 28, let us examine our own hearts and lives to ascertain how much of this Grace of God we possess, and then le us beseech God to bestow more of His Grace and Spirit upon us. Thereby our lives will become richer and our services correspondingly so much the greater; all to the Praise o God and the welfare of His Church and Cause.

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