THE CHILDREN'S DAYS

From Moses, the man of God, we learn that we should number our days so that our hearts should become wise. His desire was not just to count the days. To number them would be to see something distinct in each one as to the ways of God. Even the old creation has a voice each day, and night unto night shews knowledge.

No doubt from Miriam, his sister, Moses learned about the day on which he was placed in the ark of reeds by the river bank. He was about three months old, so possibly that day of his life was number ninety - the same as the number of his Psalm! Although it led to his salvation he would not remember it and most of us cannot remember the day of our baptism. But we do know that this was done in faith. In thinking about it our hearts become "wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus". We learn also to refuse everything that made it necessary for Jesus to die.

As he grew up Moses found that he had to make a choice. He could have the treasures of Egypt, which must have been very attractive - we have seen some of them in museums. Or he could suffer along with the people of God to whom he really belonged; and a day came when he chose to do this, without hesitation, as being the greater riches. Scripture calls it "the reproach of the Christ". In our time we should say that it is being a true and devoted Christian. Actually, in His wisdom, our God gives us no choice but to do what is pleasing to Him even as Moses did. But He is very patient with us so that we should be obedient from a wise heart and not just from duty,

Another important day was when God called to him "Moses, Moses". He was then about eighty years old but you can think also of a young boy who was called by repeating his name: likewise a young man and a very old man, besides a woman into whose house Jesus came. Persons are called because they are wanted, and God wants us each day to receive fresh lessons from Him. One of the prophecies about the Lord Jesus was that His ear would be opened every morning to hear as one who was ready to learn. In this, as in all things, He has left us a model. Are you walking in His steps as the apostle Peter learned to do?

J.C.Evershed