RUSSELL SANDERS

10-21-2024

THE LIFE OF MOSES – LESSON 4

AT THE WELL OF MIDIAN

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Moses fled from Egypt to escape the death order from Pharaoh. He went to the Arabian wilderness to the land of the Midianites on the east side of the Sinai Peninsula.

He found a water well where shepherds watered their flocks. It was there that he encountered seven young sisters who were tending their father’s flock. The other shepherds, all males, always forced them to be last because men always had priority over women. It would usually be late in the day when the men were gone that they could finally water their animals or draw water for themselves.

Moses was watching this go on. The girls had already drawn water and filled the water troughs for their flock, but the men drove them back and took the water for their own flocks leaving none for the women who had drawn it.

Moses did not like this kind of injustice, so he took charge and drew water himself for their flock. After the flock had drunk, the women took their flocks home and Moses apparently remained near the well. When the women got home, they told their father about the incident. Their father reprimanded them for not being grateful enough to this man, whom they identified as an Egyptian, to invite him to their father’s house to eat. He sent them back to fetch him.

The women’s father was the priest of Midian, a position of significance. He was known both as Jethro and Reuel. Jethro seems to have been his honorary title of authority among the Midianites. His personal name of Reuel meant “a friend of God” much like Abraham’s name. He was, in fact, a descendant of Abraham. Midian was the sixth of Abraham’s eight sons, and the fourth of the six that came from his wife Keturah. It is likely that he had some knowledge of his forefather, because in later years Reuel (Jethro) acknowledged Jehovah as God and sacrificed to him, despite having been a priest in the pagan tribe of Midian.

Tomorrow we shall see how this all worked out for Moses.

HELEN SANDERS

10-21-2024

BEING FOUND FAITHFUL

Like a seed that is planted, growth takes time. There must be the watering process, pruning process, and the growth of the fruit. It does not happen overnight.

Often when a person becomes a Christian, they think they must do something important right away. I have seen new Christians put into roles in the church for which they are not prepared. They often make serious mistakes because they were not ready for that position.

A good pastor, or leader would never do that to a novice. If they do, they are encouraging failure. Even a newborn baby must learn how to go from milk to solid food, from lying still to rolling over, from rolling over to sitting up. Then from sitting up to crawling. Then, from crawling to walking. Again, all this takes time, and each step of growth makes that child stronger. In fact, it has been proven that a child that crawls before walking has better mental growth than the one that does not crawl.

As a new babe in Christ, we need others to train us to be faithful in each stage of our walk. The word tells us in 1 Peter 2:2 says, “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.” 

We are to desire to grow, and not stay babies. Like a human parent encourages their infant to sit up, crawl, and walk, we need those in the church to help us grow also. In our growth, we are to be taught to be faithful in each phase. Part of that faithfulness might be to do some helps in the church, like mowing the grass, cleaning the church, or even being on time for each service. This produces faithfulness.

I must say again, no one that is a new babe in Christ should be placed into leadership even if they are well respected in their community or are financially independent. Those things do not qualify one to be a leader.

Be found faithful in the little things and watch God help to grow you into the place he has prepared for you in the future. Be content with where you are at until it is time to be elevated.

APOSTLE PAT MURRAY

PROPHETIC WORD

Someone needs to KNOW the BEST is yet to COME; And your LATTER will be GREATER than your FORMER. So don’t you GIVE UP but just HOLD on; For God is NOT through with YOU. However, He IS on the very brink of TURNING things around in your LIFE; So PICK yourself UP, put a SMILE on your FACE and...You walk right on INTO your DESTINED place of PURPOSE. You can get UP from that ROUGH spot in the road of life you’ve been traveling. It’s now time for you to put a song of PRAISE on your lips; And then you begin to WORSHIP your faithful God. Yes, for He is bringing you all the way back UP and OVER the rough side of that mountain you’ve been trying to cross. Just remember these words of that gospel song for it is your song today. God said He would turn it around. What that devil meant for evil God will make it good and He is turning things around for you.

DEBRA TOPE

SEER/INTERCESSOR

Monday Prayer

Holy Spirit, show us specifically how to minister to each member of our families. Reveal opportunities to share about You. Give us the courage to obey when You open the door to their hearts.

Lord, we thank You that You are the God of blessing, abundance and the supernatural. You are Almighty, the giver of every good and perfect gift.

Lord, we stand before You now with a desire to go higher with You. Amen and Amen

 Pray Nation Pray! HCC

                Look around you! Look at our World!

                Do you see what’s happening?

                Do you pray? Do you want to change

                What is happening today?

                Shout to the Heavens!                

                Pray to God above.

                Pray for help from Jesus Christ.

                Let’s all pray together.

                We need help from above.

                Satan running rampant,

                Murder, theft, deceit.

                Don’t let him be your captive,

                Pray for his defeat.

                We can change direction

                On what’s happening today.

                Stand up, speak up, look up,

               Walk with Christ and pray.

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