Go and Gather Straw (Exod 5)
A Christian’s life must be a life of worship and service. Sadly, many Christians today live their own lives at the expense of worshipping and serving God. When Moses asked Pharaoh to allow the children of God to go to the wilderness to worship God, Pharoah rejected Moses (Exod 5:2) and gave them more work to do instead (Exod 5:4-13). We too must expect opposition when we serve our God. We must not expect our Christian life to be smooth sailing always. Moses faced two main oppositions:
As we face opposition in our workplaces, we must maintain our high calling. We must continue to be hardworking and have a good testimony for God. When we do God’s work, we can expect to face opposition around us. It all comes back to our calling. May the Lord direct us wherever we may be working or serving.
In his difficult situation, Moses became impatient and complained against God for sending him to do this task of leading the people and for allowing such evil to come upon His people and not deliver them (Exod 5:22-23). Moses should have been patient and trusted in the Lord. God has His purpose and timing. We do not have the right to question God. If we have difficulty, we must pray to the Lord, and always trust Him and never complain against Him. |