Dynamite Chronicles: Moses

The power of God is laced throughout the stories of the Bible. One such story that exudes this power of our Creator is that of Moses. A baby born to a Hebrew woman, Moses should have been killed at birth. The Pharaoh of the day hated the Hebrew people, the Israelites, and sought to enslave them and keep their numbers at bay. God, however, had other plans. The midwives let this baby live. Moses' mother soon set her 12-week old baby adrift in the Nile river, who found his way under the watchful eye of his older sister to the daughter of Pharaoh.

Moses goes on to discover he is not Egyptian, but one of the Hebrews. Upon killing an Egyptian guard, he escaped to the wilderness, where he became married and a member of a prominent community. Then, the Lord spoke to Moses. A bush caught fire, enlightening Moses to his new God-appointed task. Moses feared he would not be capable of doing such a thing. The Lord knew otherwise, but provided for Moses a companion, his brother Aaron. Moses would go, though he doubted the Lord.

This week in the Summit, this was our teaching: That God can and will use us. We must trust in his power. For where we are weak, he is strong. He created us and knows what we can do. If he asks something of us, he will never leave us but will be there empowering us each moment. Like Moses, we may be unsure of what we can do and we might even say no to God sometimes. But always, God will provide us with his power when he calls on us, and he has indeed called on us.

In our dynamite theme for these three months, we will each week focus on three things: prayer, Scripture, and action. This week's three are:
     1. Pray for trust in God's power. Pray for courage to speak. Pray for Parker Fox.*
     2. Exodus 1-12
     3. Speak to someone about God.

Let's be reminded of God's power by actively engaging in a relationship with our Creator. His power is great.

*Parker Fox is a high school student in the youth group. On the recent retreat they went on, during worship, they had an activity to write out their blessings on a large white board. Parker's were very deep. He thanked God for revealing himself to Parker, and for saving him from killing himself. He also thanked God for freeing him from his anger and helping him to break down and cry. No doubt, Parker is thankful for the high school ministry and the friends he has there. So, for this week, I have asked all the kids to be in prayer for Parker, a person none of them know. And I ask this question: what is more powerful than the unhindered prayers of 80 children? Very few things, I'd say.

Our God is mighty.
Exodus 9:16

In His Majesty's Service.