Have you ever given much thought to the man whom God chose to write the first five books of the Bible? Moses was known as the friend of God, a humble man, yet Moses was very much human. When I began to put these things together, it left me breathless in one sense and more determined to engage in prayerful obedience in another.

MOSES

The name means "drawn out" and was given by Pharaoh's daughter when she found him in the river.
He spent a third of his life in Egypt, being trained for leadership in that world.
He spent a third of his life in Midian, being trained for shepherding in that world.
He spent a third of his life in leading God's people to His world.

Moses was a believer, faithful, humble, respected.
He was logical yet impatient, and given to anger.
Moses was a reluctant leader, too.

Moses: most humble,
Reluctant, faithful leader;
Anger lost the promised.

Moses: God's chosen;
Rejected Egypt yet lost
The promised entrance.

Moses: impatient,
Unbelieving believer;
Still God's chosen.

Moses: if he then,
We must be more fearful yet,
Trustfully obey.

Every Idle Word

Every idle or careless word,
Whether spoken or unheard,
God knows and will judge,
Accurately, no place to fudge.

Every word thrown out unthinking
Will with recklessness be sinking
For God keeps track as is His right
And the time will come when from His height
He will call me to account--
And oh, my wrong words, how they mount!

Words I've even only thought
Will weigh fully as if fully wrought
As my wickedness is in full light
God my judge will be in right
To punish me for each I've used,
For every word I have abused.

God will forgive--but will He forget?
Every idle word its day will get
When I have to face, answer, admit
This word and that which did not fit
This word and that in anger spoken
This word and that which His law have broken.

How wretched now I see why
Even these caused Christ to die.

How can I escape the righteous penalty prescribed?
At the cross, repent; in it, hide.