Deuteronomy 34:1-12 & Hebrews 11:23-26

Spend time in prayer and silence with God asking him to meet you and speak to you.

Bible Reading

Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. And the LORD said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not go over there.” So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD, and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day. Moses was 120 years old when he died.His eye was undimmed, and his vigor unabated. And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. So the people of Israel obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses. And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, none like him for all the signs and the wonders that the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land, and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

– Deuteronomy 34:1-12

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

– Hebrews 11:23-26

Devotion

It’s easy for me to think of Moses as a man about whom many stories have been written, but Moses was much more than that. Moses was a person, called by God to a specific role, and who allowed God to use him.

If the descriptions of Moses would have been written when Moses was 40, they would have been all about his failure to lead the people of Israel. If the description would have been written when He was 80, it probably would have been about how great he was with animals. But the descriptions weren’t written until the end of his life.

It doesn’t matter where you are in life, how many times or how greatly you’ve failed. God is writing the story of your life. When you willingly listen to what He says and follow God’s Words, His story in you can become amazing.

The Big Question

To what has God called you? Are you ready to obey?

Conclude in prayer and silence reflecting on what you’ve learned.