The invisible one

I was blessed by Hebrews 11:27, “By faith Moses forsook Egypt, not fearing the king’s wrath; he endured as seeing him who is invisible.” 

By faith Moses forsook Egypt: he forsook the place of ease, the place of certainty, the place where life was insured and guaranteed, a place of “wellness.”  sometimes this is what God’s call entails, leaving the place of ease, the place where the future is certain, where steps can be predicted and formulated and followed, and all is well. Faith made Moses turn his back to Egypt.

Not fearing the king’s wrath: Leaving was treason. Actually as I read the story again, the king had sought to kill him. What other perils did his leaving spell? What other things was he exposing himself to? Not fearing the bleakness of his state, not fearing the loss of class, no more affluence, it was now going to be “survival” for him.  Faith kept him from fearing these. He was now exposed.

He endured as seeing him who is invisible: This was his only confidence- the invisible one. That is what faith does. It sees the invisible one. His ways are invisible, his ways can’t be quantified predicted or calculated like a formula, his power is true, his promises are reliable, his goodness is real, though invisible, he is true. Moses endured hardships as seeing him who is invisible. In the same way, those called by God, sometimes are not as empirical as the world around them. They may not quantify the answers, their only constant is God. This does not satisfy the curiosity of the inquirers, but they endure as seeing him who is invisible. And he proves to be faithful.

God- The Script Writer.

The reason why there is no “what ifs…?” for a Christian: in other words, why a Christian cannot sit down and start predicting scenarios in the future and begin to calculate how he will respond to them.  There are no multiple responses for us. We cannot choose the stage setting. God sets the stage and he asks us to display the character of Christ. Galatians 1:15-16 “But when it pleased God…to reveal His Son in me…” This is what God is out to do, to reveal His Son in me. That is God’s Business, and it has become my Business. This is my business in this world, to have God reveal His Son in me. Actually, it is God who is revealing his Son in Me. I can’t choose where, when and how. He Chooses for me. He arranges the setting, and then the script is the same, reveal my Son. This is the yardstick, the standard, what my eye must constantly be set on. I don’t dictate to God what I want my circumstances to look like, if He is to reveal his Son. No! “My circumstances must look like this or, God you must not allow this or,…” In whichever place He puts me in, there he is revealing his Son in Me. God holds me responsible for one thing in this life, reveal his son.” Let whatever come! “Whatever my lot…” We don’t choose where we are placed, Let life turn as it may, In abundance, reveal my Son, in necessities, reveal my Son, in sickness, or in health, reveal my Son, in singlehood or in marriage, reveal Jesus. Oftentimes, when we realize that God does not invite us in planning the setting, that we cannot really determine the setting, we end up being caught unawares, and blame others, criticize, get bitter, and blur the image of Christ. Look at Paul and Silas in Acts 16:25, the stage was set by God, oh they had one responsibility, and they rose to the occasion. It is written, “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.” Oh God help me. Doesn’t this make my life a little easy? It definitely does. My prayer is like that of Paul, “My deep desire and hope is that I shall never fail in my duty but at all times and especially right now, I shall be full of courage so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.” Philippians 1:20-21. How do I get there? start right now. Display the Character of Christ presently, in this circumstance I am in. right where I am. And I’ll learn it. Stephen did not wake up that day and say, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” Acts 7:60 No! He had learned over time. I face a choice every time, to reveal Benson, or to reveal Jesus. And the host of heaven rises up, watching and holding their breath, “Will he reveal Christ??? He has the Holy Spirit, He has what it takes…” Then I choose. When, I reveal Christ, oh the cheering that goes on to the glory of God. But when I come out fighting, defending my cause, standing up for Benson’s rights, insisting on being understood, I completely hide the glory of Christ, and oh the heavenly host around the throne watch with pity, it grieves the Holy Spirit. Analogically. A script writer does not depend on the cast to set up the stage. No, he Does it himself. He knows what he wants to bring out. The role of the cast is to play according to the script- bringing out the mind of the script writer to his satisfaction. Now, if they do not, I have seen the play directors saying, “Cut!!! Cut!! repeat,” until the scene is as close as possible to the scene in the script writers mind. If the cast were doubling as the directors, then the theme of the play would be confused and lost. Let God Direct, and may He reveal the Son of God in me.