On the desire to do right.

Based on the First Commandment

In the quiet of the desert, God talked with Moses.
Moses talked with God. Though challenged with fear, he wanted to do right.

Even when he killed the Egyptian, he was defending an Israelite from being beaten. In danger, he fled to the desert.

Years passed.

Humility was required.

He watered the cattle for the women at the well. And married one and had a son. As a shepherd, lots of time to think.

Didn’t he spend, perhaps, decades, searching his soul, wondering how he got there?

Don’t you think he felt God’s presence and power even before he knew there was a Commandment that told him to worship God only?

“God said to Moses, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’,”

What put him in the position to serve God in the capacity God gave him? His faithfulness to right, to good,

Dod he lose anything by doing right? Did he lose anything by wanting to do what was required? Did he have to set aside personal sense or personal desires? Certainly. Without a doubt.

As he walked on his, perhaps daily, walk, God spoke to that humble, receptive heart, Take your shoes off. I have a plan for you. Your life can change the world.

We may not all be Moses, but our “right” can change our world. How willing are we?

God impelled Moses’ life. God impels ours. There are rules: plan to do right. Each faithful life has God’s purpose.

Your part? Love God. Worship God. With humility and grace, trust God. Be prepared for Love’s holy ground.