Moses could have had all the pleasures of sin, but as he grew up, he realized who he really was, he was a Hebrew, he belonged to the people of God. Moses faced a choice that every believer faces, you can have the world and its temporary pleasures or you can have God and his eternal rewards, you cannot have both. Moses looked at the suffering slaves and he looked at the rich Egyptians and he made a shocking decision, Hebrews 11:24-26. Moses walked away from the palace, he walked away from the power, because he was looking ahead to his reward, he saw him, who is invisible.
Moses knew that the treasures of Egypt would rust and fade, but the treasures of God would last forever. Moses led the people out of Egypt, but soon they were trapped, the Red Sea was in front of them, the Egyptian army was behind them, it was a death trap. The people panicked, but Moses commanded the people to trust God, Hebrews 11:29, faith opens a way where there is no way. The water stood up like walls, the ground was dry, God made a path through the impossible, because his people trusted him.
The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, they came to the promised land, but there was a problem, a massive city called Jericho stood in their way, its walls were thick and high, no army could break through them. God gave the new leader Joshua a battle plan that sounded ridiculous, he told them to march around the city silently for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times and shout, no battering rams, no catapults, just walking and shouting, this required immense faith. The Israelites looked foolish to the soldiers watching from the walls, but they obeyed, Hebrews 11:30.
God’s methods often do not make sense to your logical minds, but when you obey his strange commands, you see his supernatural power. The walls of Jericho collapsed instantly, inside that city, there was a woman named Rahab, she was not a Israelite, she was a prostitute, she was a sinner, but when the Israelite spies came to the city, she hid them. Rahab had heard about their God, she believed that their God was the true God, because of her faith, she was saved, while the rest of the city was destroyed. Rahab and her family were spared, Hebrews 11:31. This shows you that faith is not just for the religious elite, it is not just for people with a clean past, Rahab had a messy past, but her faith grafted her into the family of God. In fact, Rahab became one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, God took an outcast and made her a hero, because she dared to believe.
Moses knew that the treasures of Egypt would rust and fade, but the treasures of God would last forever. Moses led the people out of Egypt, but soon they were trapped, the Red Sea was in front of them, the Egyptian army was behind them, it was a death trap. The people panicked, but Moses commanded the people to trust God, Hebrews 11:29, faith opens a way where there is no way. The water stood up like walls, the ground was dry, God made a path through the impossible, because his people trusted him.
The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, they came to the promised land, but there was a problem, a massive city called Jericho stood in their way, its walls were thick and high, no army could break through them. God gave the new leader Joshua a battle plan that sounded ridiculous, he told them to march around the city silently for six days. On the seventh day, they were to march around the city seven times and shout, no battering rams, no catapults, just walking and shouting, this required immense faith. The Israelites looked foolish to the soldiers watching from the walls, but they obeyed, Hebrews 11:30.
God’s methods often do not make sense to your logical minds, but when you obey his strange commands, you see his supernatural power. The walls of Jericho collapsed instantly, inside that city, there was a woman named Rahab, she was not a Israelite, she was a prostitute, she was a sinner, but when the Israelite spies came to the city, she hid them. Rahab had heard about their God, she believed that their God was the true God, because of her faith, she was saved, while the rest of the city was destroyed. Rahab and her family were spared, Hebrews 11:31. This shows you that faith is not just for the religious elite, it is not just for people with a clean past, Rahab had a messy past, but her faith grafted her into the family of God. In fact, Rahab became one of the ancestors of Jesus Christ, God took an outcast and made her a hero, because she dared to believe.
