When I was growing up in a small town, we didn’t have many television channels. Cable came later. Renting movies wouldn’t happen for a while.
So, around Easter, it was our tradition to watch a movie called “The Ten Commandments” on TV. It’s an Old Testament story about Moses.
Moses may be my favorite Old Testament man.
He fought for what was right and tried to help those in need.
He parted the seas.
He made mistakes.
In my own life, I can honestly say, every single day I make a mistake. (Or multiple ones.) On that note, I can relate to Moses.
I can’t say that I’ve ever parted any seas. I can say I watched the musical Moses when it was in Branson, Missouri and saw their depiction of the seas parting. (It was impressive; can you even imagine what the Israelites were thinking when they saw that happen in real life?)
As I was volunteering at a Food Pantry today, (see the food we took there in the photo above)I hoped and prayed that I was helping others that might be in trouble. While I was there, I watched a longtime volunteer named Bill. And he reminds me of Moses.
He’s tall, and in my mind, I see Moses as tall.
He’s got a cane, and Moses had a staff.
Bill also has a way of making every single person that walks into the food pantry feel special and loved. Every interaction he has is helping someone in need, and he has a knack for making them feel special.
As I am thinking about Jesus…I want to be more like Bill and Moses and work to make others feel special and loved, just like Jesus did for me on that cross.