Your Place
It is yesterday’s wisdom that say, it’s better to be dead and be
free of the troubles of this world when God has actually made you His presence
to your generation. The question is, will you rather die to avoid the troubles
of this world? If your answer to that question is no, then I believe you’ll
agree with me that wisdom is obsolete and can no longer be considered a wise
saying in our time and generation. The last three decades have been
characterized by an unprecedented rate of accelerated change in almost all
aspects of life: the world order economy, politics, computing,
telecommunications, biotechnology, medicine, personal relationship, lifestyles,
the way people spend their leisure time, establish and maintain relationships
and how and where they work. Knowledge has seriously increased that it’s now
working against us. Am sure you will readily understand what that means. But in
the midst of these, where do you fit in, where do you find yourself?
The birth of Moses was preceded by a troubled people who grew from
just a family to a great people. Ex 1: 8-14.
Pharaoh thought the only way to prevent the children of Israel from
multiplying was to maltreat, kill or abuse them but little did he know that God
was set to make them a great nation and no man was powerful enough to stop this
from coming to pass. If he was wise, he would have probably borrowed some
wisdom from Bill Clinton before carrying out his act. You know I won’t say more
on that...
Then there went a man from the house of Levi who took to himself a
woman of Levi, this woman conceived a son. Ex 2:1. This couple did not know
that this son was given to solve the problem that was created by the new king
who did not know Joseph. May be God revealed His plans to Moses’ parents, but I
don’t have to bother my mind with that knowledge, it wouldn’t help my quest to
do the will of God, but what I can say is that, that knowledge might not have
been for them to have but for an appointed time to the relevant young man/
woman (Moses, Reuben, Seun, David, Chinasa, Clinton, Jonathan......forgive me
if I didn’t mention your name). God might be speaking to you through the
pressure or troubles in order to get your attention, just like He spoke to
Moses in a burning bush that was not consumed. Ex 3:2.
Your birth might have been like that of Moses, maybe your dad met
your mom without any obvious spiritual move, may be they were not even born
again when they met or they are still not born again but you sure have a
purpose to fulfill, a need you are the solution to. Life is far more than
working in a good establishment, masters in England, getting married or
building a house; when you attain that level there will always be the yearning
for fulfillment. Maybe you’ve even gotten
to that level where you think you are definitely irrelevant or confused. Show
me a great man who was never at anytime uncertain of where to turn, then I’ll
give you Jesus Christ who even knew where he should be at age 12 without been
told.
God waited on Moses day after day; the days he would go to school,
learning from the best teachers in Egypt, the days he would hang out with
friends, probably he clubbed, stole mama’s money but from time to time he would
go out and see his real brethren. Then the desire to protect them arose and
grew within him (the desire of purpose; what he was meant to do, the real
reason for his birth, the reason God led his dad to his mom). He thought about
ways to protect them until he killed one of the task masters. This single act
led to the end of the part one of his training, soon the part two was to start
but in a specific location, -the wilderness- not in the comfort of the palace
anymore. No one will naturally choose the wilderness for Palace except he or
she is lead or compelled; His obedience was established by the things he suffered (Heb
5:8, John 4:1). Have you been lead and resisting or because you cannot figure
it out you’ve said “No” to that job, location, that man, that woman? The
foolish things will always confound the wise; maybe you are wise?
At the end of the part one of Moses’ training, he was already 40 years;
the part two however, took another 40 years. The suffering in Egypt was also
not paused, but God waited on him (Moses). Everything seemed normal; sure he
would have thought that was all life had to offer, places he will get to in
life, people he will meet, lives he will touch; little did he know his
adventure was just beginning and when God knew he was ready he appeared to him.
Exo 3.
Beloved, there isn’t any set back for a child of God (Rom 8:28, Prov.
4:18), if you are not born again, please start from there. You’ve been set up
to explore so great a treasure you cannot imagine, no matter the success or the
shame you’ve experienced in your life, seek today’s wisdom; seek where you are
meant to be, who He wants you to be.
I believe in you, I trust your Maker and I want to see you grow
beyond this present level.
I love you but the Lord loves you more than i do.
Buf Akpan
For SPEAP Family.
