Moses was spared as a baby from the killing of all Hebrew babies by Pharaoh. He was miraculously found and raised by Pharaohs daughter and Moses served in Pharaoh’s court as a prince. He learned to be a somebody. One day (Exod 2:12) Looking this way & that & seeing no one, he killed an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave & hid him in the sand. He then had to run away and hide. He hid in the desert for 40 years for training as a humble nobody. This training was so he could become a nobody for somebody – God could then use to bring His people to the promised land! BUT in Num 20:11-12 NIV Then Moses raised his arm & struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, & the community & their livestock drank. But the LORD said to Moses & Aaron, “Because you did not trust in Me enough to honor Me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.” —Moses could not enter the promised land with his people because of his anger by not speaking to the rock but hitting it & taking the honor from God!! If one thing we can learn from this, it is to work harder to follow God & let Him have the glory!! Don’t get out ahead of Him!! Really Trust Him!! Love Mel
