Elder Arnold Gopeesingh
Exodus 3:10 to 12: “Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt. And Moses said unto God, ‘Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?’ And he said, ‘Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.”
The backdrop of the above scripture shows us God’s call to Moses to set the Israelites free from the bondage they faced in Egypt. Now Moses was on the run after killing an Egyptian soldier, whom he saw abusing another Israelite. Moses found himself in the desert and joined himself to Jethro, whose flock he attended to; he also married one of his daughters. This now became Moses’ way of life. I believe Moses was prepared to spend the rest of his days out in the desert, but when God has a plan and purpose for your life, it does not matter where you go; God will find you.
A word to the wise: submit yourself to God and allow Him to have His way in your life.
When Moses heard his assignment from God, he immediately began to make excuses in order not to go back to Egypt and do what God had called him to do. Moses, from his reply to God in the opening scripture, had placed a limitation on himself.
How many of us have done the very same somewhere in our journey in some way or the other? I believe many have died with their dreams simply because they underestimated what was in them.
God, my friend, is a God of expansion. He wants to see you grow and become the best you. John wrote in 3 John, verse 2: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” Jesus said, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10).
Jesus’ coming was to restore mankind to his rightful place, that which was lost when man fell. God wants you to succeed in all your endeavours, which will bring glory to His name.
Do not allow past failures or negative comments from others to stunt your growth. You are not always going to have people cheering you on in life, but you must know yourself and what God has placed in you. The Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me.”
Paul had many haters along life’s journey, but he never allowed that to deter him from becoming the “best Paul.” You have a vital role in becoming the best you, and while God may want something for you, the only way for this to happen is for you to partner with Him. Never come to a place where you believe that you do not need people and God in this life. You are who you are today because of the contributions people over the years may have made in life. Do not leave God out of the equation.
I have seen people hearing from God-given directions in certain matters, but totally ignoring the voice of God, all to their own destruction. We read in Proverbs 3:5–6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
Your path in life and becoming the best you—God is all eager to be part of that process, but this can only take place if you allow Him to. The best is yet to come for you, and there is a generation that is waiting for you to show up; you cannot afford to fail them.
Paul wrote in Romans 8:19: “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
Rise up and take up the challenge of becoming the best you.
Stay strong and be blessed.
