Moses had a rod in his hand. We think of it as a walking stick, something to help him keep his balance. But the thing he carried was so much more, even before God revealed Himself to Moses, and showed him miracles, He was using the thing Moses carried to stabilize Moses' life in Him.
You see Moses was familiar with his rod. A shepherds rod was used to guide sheep, ward off predators and to stabilize the shepherds walk over rocky ground. He leaned on it when he was weary and ran with it when he was happy. It was always with him, during good and bad times. All shepherds had one. All shepherds carried one. However, when God revealed Himself to Moses, the thing he carried, which seemed so common, became mighty in the hands of God. All Moses had to do was give it to Him and let Him use it.
What is it you have been carrying for a while? Maybe its the divorce you never wanted and the secret shame which goes with it? Maybe its the guilt you carry of an aborted child? Or perhaps its the secret addiction to pornography, drugs, or alcohol? Maybe its an temper, which is more explosive than dynamite? Whatever it is, you have carried it long enough. Its time to use it to fight off predators, guide others who come after you, and to stabilize you over rocky ground. Its time to give it unto God, and let Him work miracles with it!
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