Ex 2:21-22; Then Moses was content to
live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. And she bore
him a son. He called his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a
stranger in a foreign land." NKJV
Been
quite a while since I put my mind to task regarding the Life of Moses and what
treasures lie hidden from the text written about his life. For those of us who
follow closely, I pick up from where we left off….
To
be content doesn’t entirely point to Ultimate satisfaction. I believe one can
be content with the present situation yet inwardly carries a certain longing
for far greater things than are availed in one’s current state. In the previous
Vs. 20, Reuel the father to Zipporah
says to his daughters to call Moses that he
may eat Bread with them. The very act of eating bread points to a temporary
period of stay more so to a man who knows that his Bread is something bigger
than what he partakes with his mouth. Which reminds me of what Jesus tells his
disciples’ in John 4:31 when they urged him to eat and he responded "I have food to eat of which you do
not know."
How
well we are nourished in a foreign land is entirely dependent on the mind we
maintain regarding our temporary stay in this land. When we are aware of the
Truth that though we are fruitful here, we are still strangers and thus can’t
afford to fully give ourselves to the “satisfactions” of the present day. As
children of God, we learn to discern the times and seasons knowing that though
we be fruitful, this is entirely because it is weaved within our fabric to be
fruitful in all we do BUT it doesn’t point to us having arrived to the place we
ought to be. We multiply, we subdue the earth, we are fruitful in and out of
season BUT our eyes remain fixed on the bigger picture, the ultimate prize for
which we run the race.
The
mind of Reuel the Father to Zipporah is yet also an interesting one to pick a
few lessons from. To know that a certain man has come to your life at a time
such as this and carries a defining moment in your life is divine. He offers
bread to Moses but seemingly carries a more detailed agenda than that which he
presents on his first encounter. To welcome a stranger into your house for
bread and later on give your daughter to him isn’t something ordinary men do. I
am awake to the truth that Reuel saw something beyond what was physical and he
must have perceived that this “Egyptian” carried a certain glory that would not
leave his household the same. Oh! How I
pray that the eyes of my understanding be enlightened to the things that I see.
Hebrews 13:2; Do
not forget or neglect or refuse to extend hospitality to strangers [in the brotherhood — being friendly,
cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part
generously], for through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. ~AMP
