Sometimes, I get impatient with God.  Why doesn’t He work more quickly in my life?  How long will I be dogged by the same issues?  In Acts, Stephen recounts the history of Israel before the Jewish leaders.  In verses 23-29, Stephen focuses on Moses’ rash action of killing an Egyptian who was taking advantage of one of Moses’ Jewish countrymen.  Moses had to learn to control his impulses.  So God took Moses into the wilderness.  But how long would Moses stay in the wilderness?  We find out in Acts 7:30. 

³⁰“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn bush. 

Forty Years!   Why forty years?  Because the work of God takes time.  How do you think Moses felt tending sheep for 40 years?   “God’s done with me.  I’ll die in the wilderness.”  But God was just getting started with Moses.  Moses led Israel out of Egypt.  Do you sometimes think God is taking forever with you?   Remember Moses.  God’s not done with you or me.

This entry was posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010 and is filed under Andy's Blog.