Have you ever had high hopes that God would do something only to be left disappointed and shattered by God’s inactivity and seeming absence? Everyone who ever walked with God has had this experience and for some this is the beginning of a slide away from faith. We should therefore take note of what happens in this part of Moses’ story. Moses is about to experience divine wonders of such magnitude that they will be remembered and celebrated for thousands of years after. But this experience of divine faithfulness was preceded by an experience of bitter disappointment. Moses came to Egypt with the assurance that God would act on his behalf. But when he came to Pharaoh his words hit a brick wall and even made things worse for the Israelites. He must have been shattered with disappointment and may well have wanted to run back off into the desert. But we know the story. In the end God did bring his people out of Egypt. But things got worse before they got better. The Christian-life pathway is never one steady incline. It is an up and down journey. Sometimes things must get worse before they can get better. But overall the pathway leads upward to a better place. It is important that you trust God for that as Moses did. So, when you go through the downward disappointing times, do not abandon the pathway. The pathway that goes down will lead back up again. Keep pushing ahead. Keep doing what God wants you to do and he will bring things to fruition in the end.
Ask God to show you where you may be holding on to false expectations.
Read Exodus 5:1-21
