Ex. 3: 9 - The
Lord said to Moses, "I have indeed heard the cry of my people, and I see
how the Egyptians are oppressing them. Now I am sending you to the king of
Egypt
so that you can lead my people out of his country.” As many of us do, Moses had
many excuses before God on why he could not fulfill his calling. Finally he
accepted; but it is interesting to note that Moses never set foot in the
Promised Land during his lifetime. Moses brought Israel
to the borders of Canaan , and then died and
left them. This signifies that our 'Moses' mean nothing perfect; they only bring
men/women into a wilderness of conviction, but not into the Canaan
of rest and settled peace.
Num. 11: 10-15: Moses, “Lord, why have
you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden
of all these people on me? Am I their mother? Did I give birth to them? Are you
really asking me to carry them in my arms - as a nurse carries a baby - all the
way to the land you promised their ancestors with an oath? Where can I get meat
for all these people? They keep crying for me to give them meat to eat. I can’t
take care of all these people by myself. This is too much work for me! If
this is how you’re going to treat me, why don’t you just kill me? I can’t face
this trouble anymore.”
Dt 31:1-8 - Moses said
to them, “I am now one hundred and twenty years old and am no longer able to
move about freely; besides, the LORD has told me that I shall not cross this Jordan...It is
Joshua who will cross before you, as the LORD promised. Dt 34:1-12 - The LORD said to Moses, “This
is the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that I would give to
their descendants. I have let you feast your eyes upon it, but you shall not
cross over.” So there, in the land of Moab, Moses, the servant of the LORD, died
as the LORD had said; and he was buried in the ravine; Joshua 3:7-11, 13-17 - The Lord said
to Joshua, ‘This very day I will begin to make you a great man in the eyes of
all Israel, to let them be sure that I am going to be with you even as I was
with Moses". The honour to see Canaan was
reserved for Joshua, our Lord Jesus, of whom Joshua was a type, (and the name
is the same). Be the Joshua, and let Moses remain at the borders! Live Without
Excuses and Love without Regret.