by Prince Mathew
Preface for Meditation:
The Bible is a living testimony of some of the greatest calls in history. When we
think of these calls we immediately think of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, the
prophets, and others whom God called into his service. We would like to explore
three calls in particular, which the bible highlights.
The first call we would like to explore is the call of Moses. We read in the book
of Exodus that when God called Moses, the Israelites had been enslaved for over
four hundred years. Yet even in the midst of their despair, their trials, and
their sufferings, God did not forget his people. God chose Moses to deliver his
people from the bonds of the Egyptians. Yet how did God call Moses? One day,
while tending his father-in-law's sheep, God appeared to Moses in the form of a
burning bush and called him to deliver his people. Yet Moses, even though he saw
the miracle before him, was reluctant. Moses did not listen to God at first. He
tried to evade God's call to him. Moses told God that he was incapable of
accomplishing the feat of delivering the Israelites from the hands of the
Egyptians. To that God responded, "I will be with you."
Again, Moses tried to evade God's call by saying that the Israelites would not
believe him. To that God allowed Moses to perform signs as proof-the ability to
turn his staff into a snake, to turn his hand leprous, and to make the water of
the Nile turn to blood." Even still, Moses tried to evade God's call by saying
that he was not eloquent and that he was "slow of speech and slow of tongue." In
other words, Moses, the greatest prophet of the Old Testament had a speech
impediment. To that, God told Moses that he would give him the words to speak to
Pharaoh and even allowed Moses to bring along his brother Aaron. Finally, Moses
relented and accepted God's call. God's call to Moses was quite dramatic and
came to Moses when he was about eighty years old.
Even if we heard God’s call several times in our life, our reasons are
unaccepted to hear his calls, but now God is saying to us that (1) I will be
with you (2) I will give you the God’s signs (3) I will allow you to be
strengthen in your voice and take your brothers for achieving God’s plan. We
will relent and accept God’s call.
Let us listen to God’s call and accept His call during this The Holy Lent.
Be ready to hear the “Second call” on next day – God bless us all
Bible Reading Passages:
Evening
Morning
Third Wednesday of The Holy Lent
* St. Luke 9: 44-50, 57-62
* Leviticus 25: 35-46
* I Samuel 9: 18-27
* Isaiah 65: 16-25
* Acts 13: 1-3
* Ephesians 6: 1-9
* St. Luke12: 32-40
Bible Verse of the Day:
Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes
me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least
among you all—he is the greatest." St. Luke 9:48
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