Another Chance
Read Exodus 2:11-15; 3:1-12
[God said to Moses], "Go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt."
-Exodus 3:10 (NIV)
THE Bible is a book about sin. But it's also about the grace that continues to seek us out for God's purposes and pleasure despite our sins. David sinned. The disciples sinned. Moses sinned.
I wonder how Moses felt after his sins. Surely after killing the Egyptian, Moses thought his life was ruined. Consider how he responded later to God's call: "Who am I?" "Suppose they don't believe?" I can relate easily to his self-doubts and reluctance.
I have sinned, as I would guess each of us has. God, however, does not abandon us. God has provided a remedy for the burden we carry because of our sins, overruling sin with mercy. God returns to us, as to Moses, and re-commissions us. In God's sight, we are precious. Though we may feel unworthy to be used by God, our past mistakes can become steppingstones to deeper devotion and service.
Raymond N. Hawkins (Tasmania, Australia)
God of mercy, we thank you for looking beyond our sinfulness to what by your grace we can be. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Yesterday's failures are outweighed by God's mercy today and God's purposes for our tomorrows.
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