Moses looked ahead & saw Christ. He chose to reject the pleasures of the world to enjoy disgrace and ill-treatment for the sake of Christ. He sided with the Israelites when joining the Egyptians would have been easier.
4 different steps & stages of faith v28-31
Keeping God's commands
Obeying God
Trusting God
Accepting God
Is the world worthy of the way I behave? Do I exhibit radical faith in every area of my life?
The Christian race demands discipline & focus. Rid yourself of sin, run the race marked for you, fix your eyes on Jesus!
God provides hardship as a discipline for us - it challenges us, rebukes us, encourages us & reminds us to keep on going. God is doing it for our good!
If we are slack and careless, we will be at risk of falling to sin - don't succumb!
Our Christian privileges excel the Israelite experiences at Sinai
Not at a mountain, darkness, gloom or storm, trumpet blast, but rather to Mount Zion - the city of the Living God! A joyful assembly, coming to God, the Judge of all people - to Jesus who speaks a better word than all the blood of Abel!
There is coming judgment - and this is good news. God has promised judgment will happen and therefore, we must remember it is coming and live accordingly.
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