Sunday March 23, 2025
As to a Leader No Exceptions to Holiness
And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him. Exodus 4:24
Moses had just received one of the greatest commissions in history. He was to be God’s instrument to deliver the nation of Israel and to guide it to the Promised Land. He was to lead them to become a Kingdom of priests and a holy nation (Exodus. 19:6). Yet Moses had not obeyed all of God’s commands himself, for he had never had his son circumcised. This was a long- standing command from God that Moses had ignored. God’s response was to prepare to kill Moses.
Here was one of history’s greatest men about to be put to death before ever performing the task God had set before him. Moses could not expect to blatantly ignore a command of God and still be used mightily in His divine work. Had not Moses quickly responded in obedience, he would surely have lost his life.
Moses learned that God makes no exceptions for holiness. When God sets forth a requirement of His people, He most certainly demands it of the leaders. God wanted to make Moses’ life a highway of holiness through which He could bring redemption to millions of people. God had to make some significant adjustments in the life of Moses before He would use him to lead His people.
I remember vividly when I was growing up as a young boy, whenever we do anything wrong or simply disobeyed what my father had told us. He waited at least two weeks after the incident and woke us up in the middle of the night during the school week to render his punishment on us. From then, we constantly check ourself what probably we may have done wrong and perceived my father did not see us but always watching but will not let us no until few weeks later.
So also I always examine myself first in all things to make any adjustment and repent of my sin of disobedience. This taught me accountability. Are you trying to serve God and yet ignore something He has told you to do? Are you living your life as if God does not notice your disobedience? Do you apply God’s standards to yourself as rigorously as you apply them to others?
Prayer-1: Ancient of days, I confess today, my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. I am redeemed, cleansed and sanctified by the Blood of the Lamb, in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ. (Isaiah 45:23)
Prayer Point-2: Jehovah MEKEDDESHEM – LORD my Sanctifier, renew in my mind’s eye, a perfect vision of You. Revive my Spiritual hearing so that Your voice only I hear. Holy Spirit, release my heart once again from the death and grave. Show me Your glorious world of Joy, harmony, and peace, in Jesus’ Name. (Ps. 77:6) HSMP
Prayer Point-3: Holy Spirit, build me up to have deeper intimacy with You that will free me from all impact of guilt and condemnation of my past, in Jesus’ Name. (Romans 8:1) HSMP
Prayer Point-4: My Father in Heaven, bless me O Lord and reveal to me things of heaven which flesh and blood on earth will not reveal to me, in the mighty Name of Jesus. (Matthew 16:17) HSMP