Thank you for this, Monsignor. I've had plenty of boyfriends. A Portrait of Jesus the Preacher – A Homily for the 4th Sunday of the Year. Exodus 7:1 “[1] And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I have appointed thee the God of Pharao: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.” I think the relationship of Aaron to Moses foreshadows the relationship of the Pope to Jesus. He went to visit Elisha, who was about to die, and Jehoash … And the people of Israel groaned under their bondage, and cried out for help, and their cry under bondage came up to God. It’s one of those times when Providence works through coincidence. I needed to grasp on to this today, especially the words of the old Gospel song. Christine Caine is an Australian born, Greek blooded, lover of Jesus, activist, author and international speaker. Moses is educated to be an Israelite leader within the very court of Pharaoh. God is sovereign in that he works his purposes out despite human sinfulness and stubbornness. God Is Preparing You Today for Something Greater. The text says,  One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. They loved how I took charge. I have come to think of my life in 40-years sequences. The grain is rather coarse. His mother and aunt make a daring and risky move, and prove themselves resourceful in the midst of a depraved and wicked situation. Moses will now live humbly. He’s preparing me for something When David faced the bear and the lion he had no idea what God had in store for him down the road with a giant named Goliath! And of course the answer is, “no one has.” God has not yet spoken to Moses as he will later do. And I’ll say I do…yet I do not hear. For in his strength he will be too “strong” to be used by God. As painful as it was, it was good for me. God is preparing me for something I can’t handle now. Signup. God Is Preparing You Today For Something Greater Tomorrow! This sheep is never full on your preaching. Moses the deliverer was snatched from the waters, educated and prepared in Pharaoh’s own courts, by Pharaoh’s finest. An awakening is coming. Thus we have the dramatic opening of the birth of Moses with a death sentence over his head. If you were to ask Moses how he became who he was, he would remind you of his trials with Pharaoh and his times of testing in the wilderness. After a while, the visitor said to him, “I don’t understand what you’re doing.”. Thank you again for this gem! in the third paragraph is where the omission occurs. That toughens the trees and gives them a fine grain. I get so much out of all of your writings. Bless us oh Lord in these Thy gifts which we receive from Thy bounty and lead us not in to temptation but deliver us from evil amen. Alleluia! He will have a desert experience. The problem here is that Moses appoints himself. And when she could hide him no longer she took for him a basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with bitumen and pitch; and she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds at the river’s brink. water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. God is preparing you for great things. And while it involves some conjecture, we can almost imagine his mother, serving as his caretaker in pharaoh’s palace teaching him: Son, this is who you really are and don’t you forget it. And indeed, why should they? If you were to ask Joseph, he would most likely refer back to his years as a slave, his imprisonment on a false accusation, and his imprisonment in Pharaoh’s dungeon. Pharaoh then commanded all his people, “Throw into the Nile every boy that is born, but you may let all the girls live.” Moses is thus slated to die on account of murderous greed, royal injustice, and the fearful assent of others. Christine Caine: God Is Preparing You for Something He’s Already Prepared For You. Last year I was fired from a great job I had for 3 years. What the Story of Moses’ preparation has to teach us. The same could be said of us as Christians. Thank you Monsignor. Family influences seemed to dictate my circumstances in spending the next 40 years wandering in the worldly desert, taking a wife and raising a family. (Ex 2:1-4). Now Identifying some of the ways that He prepare us can help us to be more alert … Quick note: We don’t have to wonder about God’s will in most things. Sounds like you need to consult with a spiritual director. God puts dreams in our hearts and writes a destiny over our lives. May 7, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Sonya M. Moore. It could be a gradual revelation, where little by little you see growth. Our Eternal Dwelling … 4 So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life. He gave us COMMANDMENTS to obey. (Ex 2:22-25). He would sometimes wait for a few minutes before grabbing another. passage: Yes, God has initiated through these women, a daring raid on the lair of evil, Pharaoh’s palace, and placed and agent, a savior there who will be prepared by Pharaoh’s own court for its eventual downfall. On a Strange and Horrible Biblical Story and the “Bad” Memory of God. So, my One Word for 2018 was PREPARE. For three months he was cared for by his family.When he was placed outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. He will learn to For now, he must stand down. God needs to work with Moses for forty Moses tries to save his people without God. It was through the trying and testing that the logs were prepared for choice work. We save these logs for choice work. But to become discouraged, there's a choice I make. This is a life changing message that every believer should see. Glean wisdom from his experiences and testimony in a new book called Turn Your Season Around. The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. I cannot handle right now; God Is Preparing You Today for Something Greater Tomorrow! Dawn Eden writes about the prayer “Suscipe” by St. Ignatius in her book, “My Peace I Give You.” “…there is something very beautiful about St. Ignatius offering his memory to God. I think we would all be lying to ourselves if we pretended like we looked forward to painful trials in life. Regarding Moses, Imagine God making a past murderer the great leader of his people! One Response to "God is preparing you for GREAT things!" To help you get started, we would love to send you a free Bible and other resources to help you grow in your faith. It’s okay to wish you didn’t have to experience pain. You left out: Absolutely! A Meditation on Genesis 3:16, http://www.vijayabodach.blogspot.com/2013/05/on-motherhood-and-career.html, When Troubles Rise – A Homily for the 5th Sunday of the Year. And see the focus on women and their initiative in this chapter. What the Story of Moses’ preparation has to teach us. Msgr. Remember, David knew he would become king, yet God let him wander in the wilderness as a fugitive for years while a godless king reigned over Israel. Rest assured, you're not alone. Thus Moses needs purification and preparation in the desert, where he must now flee. We are dealing with human beings here, not epic heroes. But Jesus could, and He did. He is training me I. And God saw the people of Israel, and God knew their condition. It is full of hope for weak humans. I never before thought about how God uses the weaker sex. (Ephesians 2:10 AMPLIFIED). I feel very much that I am in the next 40 years-of-learning-to-be-a-handmaiden/servant in the desert phase — although there have been many oasis days. Talk to Peter, and he would probably point back to his denial and how he learned many difficult yet important lessons. He’s providing me with what I need He will learn patience and, with age, his own limits. Sell your art. “The logs that I pulled aside are from high up on the mountain, where they were beaten by strong winds from the time they were quite small. I got a new job at another daycare last year. The waiting gets tough when we realize God created us for something—we may even know what it is—but God does nothing to advance the goal. Until then, anytime I *think* God is telling me to act I’ll never know if it is Him speaking, or my pride trying to get out ahead of God. NIV. We cannot avoid the clear indictment that Moses is a murderer. Let’s look to the purposeful preparation of the Man named Moses. He will raise a family. Despite feeling righteousness indignation well up within him, he has no right to kill. finally he is disclosed and described as one who hears, remembers, sees and knows the condition of his people. That comes in my life. Unfortunately, the path that takes us to the promise is always wrought with thickets and thorns. I could not linger on the negative and wish for the past to change. Popular products. And as for Moses, there was operative for him those forty years in the desert the words of an old Gospel Song: God is preparing me. Sometimes, I wish I waited for Cody so he could be my first boyfriend. A member of Pharaoh’s own family undermines his policies and saves the very person who will ultimately defeat Pharaoh. shepherd. Unfortunately, the path that takes us to the promise is always wrought with thickets and thorns. He uses small situations to prepare us for the big situations we will face. I have come to learn that during these ordinary times, God is also preparing us for greater. The saint acknowledges there are things he cannot change – the events of his past – and at the same time displays the bold hope that his Maker will accept him as he is now, with everything he did and everything that was done to him. For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]. God has been leading you to him for a reason, and He is ready to use you! Don’t be fooled by all this power and money, by all these trappings. Pharaoh’s chosen instrument of destruction (the Nile) is the means for saving Moses. I kept running into wonderful people who had already determined what God wanted me to do. 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