"So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up."
Galatians 6:9 NLT
Moses had things pretty good. He was a prince living in a palace in Egypt, he had a lot of power and influence, and had access to pretty much anything he wanted. One moment changed it all. God had a greater calling. What could be greater than living a life of royalty? Living a life fulfilling your God-given purpose.
God had a different purpose for Moses' life. Moses went from the palace to the desert. There he met his future wife and began living out his new life working for his father-in-law. What a change of scenery! Definitely in humble circumstances, but that is exactly when God called him. Not when he was living the high life in the palace, but when he was faithfully working in the desert.
You can read about it in Exodus 3. Moses was tending to his father-in-law's flock when he sees a bush that is on fire yet not burning up. When Moses goes closer to investigate, God reveals Himself and gives Moses his marching orders (so to speak)...he was to go back to the land of Egypt and deliver the Israelites from the bondage of slavery. God was going to make him into a great leader, but not in the way Moses probably had envisioned it.
There was a purpose for the many years that Moses spent as a shepherd. He learned what it meant to work hard, which made him relatable to the people he would soon be leading. He learned how to survive in the desert, which would be helpful for the many years the Israelites would wander in the wilderness. God knew that it would take a special person to deliver His people from Egypt...a man of great character and experience. Those qualities don't come easy and don't come overnight.
Are you in a desert season of life? Be faithful where you are and with what you've been given. Let God use this time to mold you and shape you so that you can be ready when He calls you into your God-given purpose.
