Oh Moses!
Prince of Egypt, Humble Shepherd, Worker of Miracles, Deliverer of the Hebrews,
Creator of a Nation, Law Giver, Prophet of God, and Foreshadower of the Savior!
It would be
difficult to miss the greatness of Moses!
As we study Moses
and learn about the sacrifices he made I am truly inspired by his devotion to
God. One of my favorite scenes from the animated movie “Prince of Egypt” is when Moses fleas Egypt, he is out in the desert and he begins to pull
off his bracelets, head dress, and everything that made him a Prince of Egypt, until
he is bare with nothing but his loincloth. It is a powerful scene to me. It is powerful because I believe Moses did have to make a choice. And he chose God. It is good to ask ourselves: what things, habits, lifestyles do we need
to “strip” ourselves of that we might
separate ourselves from all that is Egypt
and give ourselves, our bare selves, to the Lord so that He can make us the
person He wants us to be. Hopefully we can find ourselves in the “desert”
willing to give up the world and, instead, choose God.
As we face the “Pharaoh’s” in our lives we must remember the wonderful and important lessons we
learn from the Hebrews. When life becomes difficult, and we face
challenges we think we cannot bear, go back and read Exodus 1:12 “But the more they afflicted them, the more
they multiplied and grew…”
Elder Robert D. Hales said “Why such tribulation? To
what end? For what purpose? As we ask these questions, we realize that the
purpose of our life on earth is to GROW, develop, and be strengthened through
our own experiences… Tests and trials are given to all of us… No matter how
difficult our circumstances, ‘all these things shall [be for our]
experience, and for [our] good.’ Those afflictions will come in all shapes
and sizes…” (General Conference,
Oct 2011)
Also remember the
GREAT lessons we learn from the stories of Moses:
1. *Jehovah is
the only true and living God, far above all power of men or other gods
2. * He is
THE faithful covenant God,
who remembers His promises
And He will remember you.
