“And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock” (Exodus 2:17).
TEXT — Exodus 2:15-25
Message
Character is like a smoke. It cannot be hidden. It is regarded as the greatest human currency, a person’s most valuable asset. Integrity, morals, and values are far more important than wealth, status or material possessions. The true content of a person’s life soon emerges whenever life challenges trigger his or her inherent virtue or vice. This was what happened in the case of Moses.
Moses’ virtue emerged early, portraying him as a man of integrity. Although he was mistaken for an Egyptian by the daughters of Reuel, his disposition revealed the content of his character. His spontaneous assistance to the damsels opened the door of favour to him. Reuel invited him to eat bread in his home. And over time, Reuel offered him Zipporah, his daughter, for a wife.
Kingdoms might rise and fall but whatever God has promised will not fail. We only need to maintain our integrity and manifest unwavering faith in Him. In His perfect timing, He would make all things beautiful for us. Many are the uses of adversity. One is that it helps to show a person’s mettle – whether good or bad. It was part of God’s inscrutable agenda to make Moses pass through the rough and tumble of life before the rough edges of his life were effectively chiselled off.
We must work at cultivating and developing good character. We need to yield ourselves to the moulding hands of God to shape and pour the oil of graceful living into us. If God makes a vessel of honour out of our lives, even the desert years of adversity will not alter or mar our progress. Rather, it will serve as a worthwhile process of melting, molding, and making us suitable for use by God.
Thought for the day
Character will either open or close doors against you!
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
