Destiny and Deliverance

Spiritual Insights From The Life of Moses

Referring to the Dreamworks production of The Prince of Egypt with insights from authors: Philip Yancey, Max Lucado, John C. Maxwell, Jack Hayford, Joni Eareckson Tada, Tommy Barnett, Kenneth Boa, and Thelma Wells

As a Sovereign God, the cries of the Children of Israel, under the oppression of the Egyptians came at no surprise to Him.  At the time His children's voices rose to heaven and He saw their sorrows, His plan for deliverance was already eighty years in motion. From the basket in the bullrushes to the burning bush at the back of the desert, God in His grace was fashioning the Father of the Prophets for the destiny of deliverance.  The story of Moses reveals the heart of a God that refuses to leave His people in deserted places but desires to come to us at the point of our failures and show us forgiveness.  Moses' story "is a story of God's power showing up best and most beautifully through weak people".  For Moses knew well the wonders of becoming a vessel God could use despite his stubbornness. Moses was drawn to an irresistable God whose nature was just but merciful. Though Moses was only able to behold the Promised Land from the heights of Pisgah, on the Eastern shore of the Jordan, he believed his reward awaited him when he met the Lord face to face.  "Since then, no prophet has risen like Moses", yet he stood with Christ on the Mount of Transfiguration, in the light of Heaven's Splendor!