Pushed aside
Acts 7:27
“But the man who was ill-treating the other pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?”
Do you think he ever regretted pushing Moses?
Do you think he ever wished he had never asked that question?
One day God would appoint Moses as ruler and judge over them.
One day Moses would be their redeemer.
But on this day Moses isn’t anyone significant, in fact, he is not wanted at all.
Whatever Moses was hoping for it surely wasn’t rejection.
Now Moses has nowhere to go. He has made his position in Pharaohs house untenable by killing an Egyptian and the Israelite slaves don’t want him either.
Maybe you were only trying to help. Maybe you were standing up for justice. Maybe you are completely misunderstood. Today you are alone and perhaps those around you don’t recognise you and don’t want you.
Sometimes the words of those against us can be more comforting than we first think, if only we were to slow everything down enough to listen. Let me explain by repeating part of the question:
Who made you ….?
Answer that question and you will be comforted even when situations look bleak.
The one who made you is in control of your life. He has you.
Missions Paul 