Special Tests for Special Purposes – Part 3

In this connection, God impressed upon me the example of His dealings with Moses. Moses was 80 years old when the Lord commissioned him to return to Egypt and deliver Israel from their slavery. Yet when Moses was actually on his way back to Egypt, the Lord met him and sought to kill him. Why? Because of his disobedience. Moses had not fulfilled the covenant of circumcision which the Lord had made with Abraham and his descendants and only when he repented and had his son circumcised, did the Lord spare his life and releases him to go on his way.

God would rather have killed Moses than have permitted him to go through with his mission in disobedience. His position as a leader did not exempt him from God’s discipline. It made him all the more accountable. So, we cannot expect to complete our God-given assignment if we make room for disobedience in our lives and when we come under the dealings of God we need to humble ourselves before Him and pray the prayer of David in Psalm 139:23-24.

If we sincerely allow the Lord to search our hearts and He does not put His finger on anything that is offensive to Him, then we may conclude that we are under God’s testing, not His chastening and what He reveals will determine how we respond.