What a person does in life is greatly influenced by what he values. Sadly the priorities of most people are wrong. Moses, however, got it right. He knew what was important and what wasn’t. We should be so wise. Regardless of who you are, what you’ve done, or where you are, you have a wonderful opportunity to do something of eternal value. And there is no one on earth who can stop you from doing so. The choice is entirely yours. As with Moses there is something to be rejected and something to be received. One leads to regret and the other to reward. There is something to accept and something to avoid. Vance Havner said, “Moses choice was reproach and/or riches. It is a matter of whether one wants to get rich or be rich. We can be rich in Christ or perhaps get rich in Egypt, but we cannot do both. It’s never ‘Christ and….’. It’s always ‘Christ or’. We cannot serve God and mammon.”
Moses made the right choice. Like Paul ( 2 Cor. 4:16-18), he set his sights on things eternal rather than earthly things. He “had respect unto the recompense of the reward” (Heb. 11:26). Think about those words, “the reward“. We need to be mindful of that everyday we live. We should be looking for and longing for that great reward in heaven of which our Savior spoke ( Matt.5:12). Knowing it is certain makes all the sacrifices worthwhile.
Here we are still talking about the faith of Moses. And this is far more than an education in history or entertainment. This is an example we should follow. His choice is a challenge that confronts all of us. Believe it or not, others will be thinking about what you choose after you are gone. Hopefully our life will say, “This is the way, walk ye in it”. Moses wrote of what that way is in Deut. 30:16 “In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
So, my dear friend, it’s your choice. What will you be known for? By faith Moses led and served others. May the same be said of us. – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
