Found Faithful
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. Exodus 3:1
Whenever God does a mighty work in a generation, He raises up people to whom He gives wisdom, faith and the Holy Spirit. The Book of Exodus is really centered upon one such chosen vessel, Moses, the great deliverer. He led his generation out of the bondage of Egypt into their inheritance, the land God had promised to Abraham and his seed.
Moses’ life can be divided into three parts:
(1) The first 40 years in Egypt, when he thought he was a somebody;
(2) the next 40 years at the back of the desert, when he realized he was a nobody; and
(3) the final 40 years as a deliverer, when he learned that God could take a nobody and turn him into a somebody. To become the person God uses, you must be willing to go through God’s process. As you learn to humble yourself, allow your pride to be broken by God’s dealings and let Him shape and mold you into a “Moses: to your generation. “Many are called, but few chosen: (Matt. 20:16). It is one thing to be called of God, it is quite another to be chosen by God. But Revelation 17:14 says, “Those who are with [the Lamb] are called, chosen, and faithful.: Moses wasn’t just called and chosen by God, he was found faithful in everything he did for the Lord in His house (Heb. 3:2).
Similarly, there will be three distinct divisions in your life. You must have the call of God. Then there will be a preparation period. If you pass that preparation period, there will come a time when God will choose you and put you into a ministry. But for that ministry to flourish and bear great fruit, you must be found faithful in serving God in His church.
Called.. Chosen.. Found faithful.. I’m only in the 1st base for many years since then. Could it be that I have yet to pass the preparation period in order to be chosen? Along the way I stumble and get distracted by many things.. And now I find myself drifting away from that calling, doubting in my heart, “Will something greater ever become of me?”
Wonderfully defined…and how similar it is in life.
In training to be an Airline Captain, one wise Instructor broke the training phases down this way:
Phase 1 – Em Chai Sie phase;
In pride and ignorance, you feel like you know everything and is ‘gung ho’ in flying the plane without sufficient knowledge from the manuals and experience in handling the plane.
Phase 2 – Chai Sie phase;
The instructor shows you your weakness and you discover that you know very little and you feel incompetent. Now you go over and over your Airplane Flight Manuals and learn to respect machine and enviroment.
Phase 3 – Unknowingly Competent phase;
Having acquired much knowledge and experience, you are wise enough to never think you are unfallable, giving respect to nature and the limitations of your airplane. Always able to learn from every new day = not feeling that you have arrived.