Exodus 18:18; Stock.xchg image by luis; modified by Sunflower Faith
I created this to highlight my mission statement for “31 Days to Clean” and it is such a reminder that we can’t go at things alone.
Matthew Henry Commentary sheds a little light about this:
Moses kept to his business from morning to night. Jethro thought it was too much for him to undertake alone; also it would make the administration of justice tiresome to the people. There may be over-doing even in well-doing.
Wisdom is profitable to direct, that we may neither content ourselves with less than our duty, nor task ourselves beyond our strength. Jethro advised Moses to a better plan. Great men should not only study to be useful themselves, but contrive to make others useful. Care must be taken in the choice of the persons admitted into such a trust.
They should be men of good sense, that understood business, and that would not be daunted by frowns or clamours, but abhorred the thought of a bribe. Men of piety and religion; such as fear God, who dare not to do a base thing, though they could do it secretly and securely. The fear of God will best fortify a man against temptations to injustice. Moses did not despise this advice. Those are not wise, who think themselves too wise to be counselled.
Notice the relevant advice that is given by Matthew Henry Commentary regarding this verse.
“Those are not wise, who think themselves too wise to be counselled.”
Think about a time when our children (and young adults) reach that stage when they think, “hey, I got it alright, I know what I’m doing” and push forward against our advice and reject our offers of help.
Sound familiar?
Or maybe a friend bristles against another friend’s comment or become difficult to approach and sharpen like iron, about patterns that are not good for them.
We can’t do it alone.
We can’t tell our Father, “Hey, okay…I got it alright, I can do it,” and plunge forward thinking, we got it under control and if we need any help, maybe, just maybe, we’ll call on Him then.
On of the marks of humility, is realizing, that we are not in it alone; It’s not about us…It’s about Him and nor are we in a rat race against others, but all are striving for the same goal.
14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind. (Philippians 3:14-16, New King James Version)
In Philippians 3:14-16, there is no…just me, numero uno, first place, none of that….there is..”us”…as in, you, me, our Father, all of us, together, pressing together, toward the same goal “…for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus“.
The Christian walk is not a Christian marathon or competition; We’re not in it alone and it’s why we are called to encourage each other (Hebrews 3:12-13), not just selective, but all of us, and not for personal gain, but for what we are all working together,”…the call of God in Christ Jesus“.
We can’t do this alone or individual, but it is by working together and supporting each other, lifting each other, that we find the workload lighten. There is no prize for how tired we are, at the end of the day, or who cross the line first, but rather, bearing each other, working together.
Notice when, by working as a team, that feeling of, “We did it”, not “I did it” and how the load is a lot lighter than if it was all on us?
It is because of this that Christ says, ”
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30, New King James Version)
By trying to do this all by ourselves, without anyone elses help, we only create more burdens for ourselves and it doesn’t lead us forward to our Heavenly Father, but can drag ourselves behind….so lighten your burden; Give it to God…all of it..and encourage each other…not just who you have within easy reach, but whomever you come across, for we all are in this together.
Don’t let what you are doing ruin you or anyone around you….allow our Father in Heaven to work in and through you and through that, discover the peace and glory of our Father in Heaven.
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Plenty of work to go around for all of us isn’t it? Your devotion is a great reminder to work together and not rely only upon our devices.
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@Wanda: Thank you so much for your sweet comment and dropping by. I enjoyed visiting your blog, it is so beautiful.
Yes…its so easy to try and say, “I’ve got it”, and try to do it all on our own, but at the end of the day, we never really did it on our own…We have our Father in Heaven helping us, our family and our friends so there is no such thing as alone and the more we try, the harder it is, to really get the things, we want done, well, done.
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Interesting to read the early books of the Bible and reflect on the character of Moses, to see what God admired, but also to see what God demanded.
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ozjane,
It is and always just a “still relevant” for today reminder for us! Thank you for dropping by!
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