TheWritePath

   When we look at the lives of these three men, we see one thing in common; their lives were directed by circumstances outside their control, and yet through the power of God, they overcame them. You and I are no different, Romans 8:28 (NIV) states, “We know that all things work together for good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” God looks beyond our circumstances and whispers in our ear, “For I know the plans I have for you . . . Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV)  You see God look beyond who we are to who we are becoming in Christ. Even in life’s difficulties we can know  that He is working on our behalf to fulfill His purpose in our lives. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) states it this way, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight.” We may not always understan...

     When we look at the life of Moses, we see a man whose life began with a verdict of death at the hands of the same Pharaoh who would one day raise him as his own. After being placed in the Nile by his sister to save his life from Pharaoh’s decree having all Hebrew males to be killed at birth. Moses was then saved by the Pharaohs daughter and raised as a prince of Egypt, having access to the honest education, unspeakable wealth, and a position of authority. Yet with one violent of compassion, when a Hebrew slave was being beaten, he was branded a murderer, was forced to flee to the land of Midian. Moses’s heart of compassion surface once again as he defended a young shepherd girl who had gone to draw water for her father’s flock at the community, and as result, found favor with her father, Jethro. Over the next forty years, as Moses served as a shepherd, the Lord was transforming an Egyptian prince into a man of God. One day while tending the sheep, Moses was drawn to ...