Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

The Old Testament figure of Moses stands large in biblical history. Moses was a fore-shadow of the Messiah, one who would deliver all those who put their faith and trust in him. Like Jesus, he was regarded as a future king; he was brought up and educated by the royal family of Egypt; he was a prophet in that God spoke directly to him and was also a priest; he presented the needs of the people to God. Moses was the first and the last until Jesus, to occupy these three offices. The similarities between the life of Moses and that of Jesus the Messiah are striking: The ruling monarch at their time of birth tried to wipe them out (Exodus 1:22, Matthew 2:16). As infants they found refuge in Egypt to escape death. Moses grew up in the palace of Pharaoh and for 40 years was considered as a prince of Egypt. They both had a personal relationship with God. He spoke audibly and visibly to Moses in the wilderness in the burning bush experience (Exodus 3:2ff) and led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil who quoted extensively from the books of Moses (Matthew 4). It was through this wilderness experience that Moses’ life was transformed by being a shepherd to dumb animals which would be a precursor to his leading the Israelites for 40 years towards the Promise Land of God. Today whatever God has called us to be let us develop our prophetic gifting so that he can speak directly to us to be effective in our circle of influence. Remember Jesus the Messiah had given us the gifts, so let us develop and use them for his glory.

Read Exodus 3 and Mathew 4.