"Keep Your Minds Fixed on the Things Above" - Conclusion of MOSES SAW "THE ONE WHO IS INVISIBLE"

Moses loved Jehovah and His people, who were slaves in Egypt at that time.  When Moses was 40 years old, he felt that he was ready to free them.  (No,he tried to get out of it, at first. Read Exodus chapters 3 & 4, this will tell you the full story) (Acts 7:23-25)   But Jehovah knew that Moses was not ready to do this yet. He still needed to learn humility, patience, mildness, and self-control.  (Proverbs 15:33) Moses needed training that would prepare him for the serious problems that were ahead.  The forty years Moses spent as a shepherd helped him to develop these qualities.

Did this practical training help Moses? Yes, the Bible says that he became "the meekest of all the men on the face of the earth (Numbers 12:3) Because he had learned to be humble, he was able to be patient with different kinds of people and their problems.  (Exodus 18:26)   We too need qualities that will help us to survive  "the great tribulation" and enter God's new world.  (Revelation 7:14) Do we get along with people, including those who we think get easily upset or hurt? The apostle Peter's words can help us:"Honor men of all sorts, have love for the whole association of brothers." - 1 PETER 2:17.

Note: If Moses doesn't leave out his mistakes in the Bible, why would the publishers of this magazine leave it out? At the burning bush in Exodus, Jehovah was talking Moses into going to Egypt to save the Israelites there and take them to the promised land, but Moses was telling him that he is not the right person to do so, that he had problems talking. But Jehovah said that he would Aaron, Moses brother to talk for him. Please  Read Exodus chapters 3 &4 and you will get the whole story.

Next time: "Keep Your Minds on the Things Above" - KEEPING OUR MINDS ON THE THINGS ABOVE

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