FAITH CAPSULE: With contentment, Moses was in place — not out of place — for receiving the calling for his life.

Exodus 2:1-22

It is written, “Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.” (Exodus 1:8-9) The new king made life difficult for the children of Israel. All forms affliction were put in place to reduce the children of Israel until the king eventually gave a command stating, “…if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” (Exodus 1: 16) According to the king, it was his time to terminate the Hebrew male. In God’s timing, it was the right time to send a male son who would bring deliverance to thousands of His people. What a mighty God! Moses escaped death as an infant, but later turned out to be a murderer that had to run from the palace where he was raised. He ran from Pharaoh’s reach after killing an Egyptian, and ended up in Midian. Nothing happens by accident. In the life of Moses, all that happened prepared him for where he was going. In order for Moses to become a shepherd in the hand of God, he had to be trained as a shepherd. You do not know where you will wind up; you only know where you are now. Are you paying attention to Him? While Moses was living in the palace, he could not have imagined becoming a shepherd. Nevertheless, he ended up becoming a shepherd in the hand of God. To be used by God is a great achievement that cannot be compared to or traded for anything. You know in whom you believe, and that enough is an encouragement for you to stand firm in whatever condition or situation you may encounter. If Moses had missed his training, he probably would have been out of place to be called by God, thus he would have missed his divine schedule for his life. When he was received by the priest of Midian, he did not let pride or anger get in the way of what God planned for Him. Character was in place in the life of Moses, Exodus 2:21, “Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.” Contentment is what made the difference in the life of Moses. For Moses, living in a palace was replaced with living in a tent. Life could never have been an easy transition, but Moses was content. Do you have God in your life? What about contentment? The word of God says, ““Now godliness and contentment is great gain.” (1Timothy 6:6) With godliness add contentment for your gain. With contentment, Moses was in place-not out of place- for receiving the calling for his life.

Prayer for today: Ask God to endue you with the spirit of contentment.