“It happened again. I got
the urge to clean my office. Before I could resist, I had created an even
bigger mess than I started with. One pile turned into many piles when I started
sorting books, papers, and magazines. As the mess mushroomed, I lamented that I
had started. But there was no going back”. (J.A. – american writer)
When God
recruited Moses to rescue the Hebrews from slavery, their situation went from
bad to worse as well. There was no doubt that the job needed to be done. The
people had been crying out to God to help them (Ex. 2:23).
Reluctantly, very reluctantly, Moses agreed to appeal to Pharaoh on
behalf of the Hebrews. The encounter did not go well. Instead of releasing the
people, Pharaoh increased his unreasonable demands. Moses questioned whether he
should have started (5:22-23). Only after a lot more trouble for a lot of
people did Pharaoh let the people leave.
Whenever
we set out to do something good, even when we’re certain that God wants us to
do it, we shouldn’t be surprised when the situation gets worse before it gets
better. This doesn’t prove that we’re doing the wrong thing; it just reminds us
that we need God to accomplish everything.
The
supreme need in every hour of difficulty is a vision of God. —G. C. Morgan (RBC)
