A God who cares for You and Me

Just finished the books of Genesis and Exodus.  Both these books speak to us and show us God’s power  and Character, who He is. 

Sometimes I wonder, Jacob was already settled in the promised land, why then did he leave it and go to Egypt?  Did He not Trust that the God who brought Him to Canaan would be his Jehovah Jireh even in the midst of famine that had struck the nation?  Is it for the fulfillment of the prophecy given to Abraham that, they had to move to Egypt?  What would have happened if Jacob continued to stay in Canaan?  Joseph could have still sent the provisions for his family.  In the event of that happening, maybe Moses would not have been the deliverer, we would not have the amazing, awesome miracle of the parting of the Red Sea.

The people that God was dealing with were people like you and me – Abraham who inspite of God’s promised became impatient and begat Ishmael, told lies to save his skin instead of trusting God.  Jacob a deceiver, a man who did not realize that Leah was God’s choice of life partner for him and not Rachel.  Moses who murdered an Egyptian in a fit of rage, on seeing injustice being done to the Hebrew people.  The Israelites, who were rescued from Slavery by God, still grumbled in the wilderness, this inspite of them being witness of the mighty deliverance from slavery.

Don’t we relate to this?  I too like the Israelites do grumble.  I learnt through all this that I need to look at what God has done in my life and be grateful, trust Him to take me forward, trust Him to give me the strength to handle whatever situation / circumstance I am in.  If He put me in it, He will help me to overcome it and give me the strength to handle it.

Moses was a leader whom the Israelites obeyed and respected cause they saw the glory of God around him.  On the other hand Aaron could not live upto those standards he gave in to the Israelites and was part of them in making the golden calf.  What type of leaders are we - do we have the conviction and passion like Moses or are we like Aaron frightened what people would think.  Are we God pleasers or people pleasers.

Do we wait on the Lord - for guidance, to hear from Him, to read His Word and draw into an intimate relationship with Him.  I am still working in those areas.  But I would definitely want to be a Moses and not an Aaron, but if God has called me to be an Aaron, I would definitely not want to be a people pleaser