Exodus 2

Looking this way and that and seeing no one, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?” The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “What I did must have become known.” ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Moses thought no one was watching when he killed the Egyptian.  Unfortunately, someone did see him do it, and he had to flee the country in order to avoid being killed by Pharaoh.   In our lives, we need to remember that there are no sins that will remain hidden forever.  Sooner or later, the wrong things that we do will catch up with us.  Every sin that we commit, whether in front of others or in secret, separates us from our connection with God, the source of all power and strength. Even if we are not caught in this lifetime, we will eventually have to stand before God and give an accounting for all that we have done.  Thanks to Jesus, we do not have to worry about whether or not God will forgive us as long as we are truly repentant.  Thanks to Jesus, this forgiveness is immediate, and restores our connection to God as soon as we repent.  Thanks to Jesus, this forgiveness is what assures us of our eternal salvation!  Each and every one of us should be so thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, that it should lead us to be immediately repentant whenever we realize we are doing something that is not in God’s will.  How do we know God’s will for us?  It is written on every page of the Bible.

When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well. ‭‭Exodus‬ ‭2‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Moses fled Egypt because Pharaoh was trying to kill him, but his time spent in the desert also allowed him to grow and mature in such a way that he could be subsequently used by God.  Moses spent 40 years in Midian. Moses needed to be humbled before he could be exalted.  God took him from the palace, where he had the potential to become prideful, and made him into a shepherd.  Shepherds were despised by the Egyptians, and were looked upon as lower forms of life.  Moses also needed to be able to relate to his people, the Israelites.  It was so much easier for him to relate to their trials and struggles after he spent time as a shepherd, rather than trying to relate to them while he was an Egyptian prince.  In our lives as Christians, we need to remember where we came from and how we acted before Jesus saved us.  This will help us to have compassion for and be able to love and help those that are not yet saved.