Ordinary People

Moses was an ordinary person. We are inclined to think of him as sort of a super man but that isn’t true at all. He loved God with all his heart, but he sinned just like the rest of us. He once told a lie. He said his wife was his sister, but he also was obedient when God told him to sacrifice his only son on an altar in the mountain. God stopped him and supplied a ram to be sacrificed instead of his son. He trusted God.

As we read that story in our Bibles it’s easy to think,”Oh sure, it was easy for him, but that doesn’t mean I should have the same kind of faith!” Yes we can. God chooses people who are ordinary just like Moses to do extra ordinary things. Maybe he is calling you today to visit someone who is lonely or ill. If you believe God and follow Jesus, you may be asked to do many extra ordinary things.

Just sit down in your easy chair and wait quietly. Something will come to you, something you have forgotten to do, or something you should do. That is God! It’s time for you to get about doing what you know you should do.

We all miss the mark sometimes, even Moses did. Isn’t it wonderful God will forgive us ordinary people?