Title: Moses Prayed
Memorize: Therefore I prayed to the Lord, and said: ‘O Lord God, do not destroy Your people and Your inheritance whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Deuteronomy 9:26 (Nkjv)
Bible Reading: Exodus 32:9-14 (Nkjv)
[9] And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!
[10] Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation.”
[11] Then Moses pleaded with the Lord his God, and said: “Lord, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people whom You have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
[12] Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, ‘He brought them out to harm them, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this harm to Your people.
[13] Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ”
[14] So the Lord relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people.
Message:
Moses was referred to as the meekest man on the earth in his generation (Numbers 12:3).
He was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, and his patience was tested by the stubborn Israelites on numerous occasions.
Anytime they faced any challenge, such as enemies’ attacks, hunger, or thirst, they would blame Moses for bringing them out of Egypt to die in the wilderness.
Amid these criticisms, Moses genuinely prayed for them.
In today’s Bible reading, the people murmured so much that God decided to destroy them; however, Moses interceded for them.
Many other people would have been glad that God wanted to destroy the people who were making life unbearable for them.
On the contrary, Moses was not glad; instead, he begged God to have mercy on them.
My dear child, when people antagonise you or say bad things about you, do not pray that God should punish them; rather, go on your knees and pray that God would have mercy on them.
Remember that Jesus, our Lord and saviour, prayed for the Roman soldiers who crucified Him while He hung on the cross.
Key Point:
When people hurt you, ask God to forgive them.
HYMN 44: DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS
1. Deeper, Deeper In The Love Of Jesus
Daily Let Me Go;
Higher, Higher In The School Of Wisdom,
More Of Grace To Know.
Refrain:
Oh, Deeper Yet, I Pray,
And Higher Ev’ry Day,
And Wiser, Blessed, Lord,
In Thy Precious, Holy WorD.
2. Deeper, Deeper! Blessed Holy Spirit,
Take Me Deeper Still,
Till My Life Is Wholly Lost In Jesus,
And His Perfect Will. [Refrain]
3. Deeper, Deeper! Tho’ It Cost Hard Trials,
Deeper Let Me Go!
Rooted In The Holy Love Of Jesus,
Let Me Fruitful Grow. [Refrain]
4. Deeper, Higher, Ev’ry Day In Jesus,
Till All Conflict Past,
Finds Me Conqu’ror, And In His Own Image
Perfected At Last. [Refrain]
When people hurt you, ask God to forgive them.
Bible In One Year: Hosea 10:1-14:9 Jude 1:1-25
Authors: Pastor E. A. Adeboye and Pastor Folu Adeboye