old draft #3
The Sin of Contentment, pt. 3
Moses could not have existed in the modern Christian culture. From the world's perspective, at the time of the burning bush he was a loser. A noboby. A failed, has-been of a revolutionary who had spent 40 years of his adult life tending his father-in-law's sheep....they weren't even his own. He was a senior citizen sheep herder who would have been retired for 15 years in our culture.

It's interesting to me that when Moses tried to free his people from the burdens of slavery on his own that he failed. Where was God during this time in his life? Didn't God want his people to be free? Didn't he need a motivated, self-individualized leader to step up and make something happen? What was the deal?

We could talk about it not being the right time. Or maybe it was Moses' focus in his early attempt and failure to liberate his people...which led to the charge of murder.

Maybe it was that Moses needed to learn contentment. Maybe that's part of being "faithful in little". Maybe until we can be content and appreciate the life we have, we won't really have the humility, patience, and courage to lead others.

posted by Jimmy at 12:18 AM | |