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"The Lord said to Aaron, "Go into the desert to meet Moses." So he met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him. Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the miraculous signs he had commanded him to perform. Moses and Aaron brought together all the elders of the Israelites, and Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also performed the signs before the people, and they believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped."
Exodus 4:27-31
How do you respond when you realize that the Lord has cared for you in the midst of difficult times? In our scripture today, we see the only appropriate way to respond as we study the actions of the elders of Israel.
We pick up in Chapter 4 right after Moses narrowly escaped death at the hands of an angry God who saw Moses as disobedient because he had failed to circumcise his son…a violation of the covenant God made with Abraham years earlier. It took the quick action of Moses’ wife Zipporah to save him as she quickly circumcised the son with a flint knife…an action that led God to allow Moses to live. He departs Moses and we see where He immediately appears to Moses’ brother, Aaron.
The Lord tells Aaron to "go into the desert to meet Moses" and Aaron obeys meeting Moses "at the mountain of God" where he greets his brother with a kiss. Moses then shares with Aaron everything that the Lord had told him, including "all the miraculous signs he had commanded him to perform." You’ll recall that Moses had the "staff of God" in his possession.
Then Moses and Aaron go to the elders of the Israelites just as God had commanded and we read where it was Aaron who spoke to the elders sharing with them "everything the Lord had said to Moses." Moses meanwhile "performed the signs before the people," using his staff, showing his hand in and out of leprosy as he took it in and out of his cloak and turning the water of the Nile to blood." Scripture tells us that after the words and actions of Aaron and Moses, "they believed…and bowed down and worshiped" hearing and understanding that "the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery." The elders rejoiced in a God who cared for them enough that He would deliver them from their hardship.
Question: Do you know this same God…the God who cares and loves you…the God who wants the best for you…the God who sees everything you’re going through and is with you in good times and bad? Do you know He hears your every cry, your every praise, and your every prayer? Do you know that He knows your every need and is ready to deliver you in due time in accordance with His will and purpose?
If the answer to these questions is no, then I pray for you and hope you will turn your heart, mind, soul and strength over to God. He will show you His love and lead you to the place of worship…trust in that.
If the answer to these questions is yes, then you, like the Israelite elders, should be believing in Him, bowing down before Him and entering into an attitude of unending worship and praise unto Him…a holy attitude or gratitude. For this and this only is the appropriate response to God for His goodness…for His grace and mercy…and for the gift of His Son, soon to be born as our Savior in the lowly manger in Bethlehem. Alleluia!
In Christ,
Mark
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