3 To My Needs (1/14/06)

David, Moses, and Elijah were all men of exceptional character. In similarities they would overlap but each had one spike that distinguished them. David was willing even by violence to protect God’s honor. When he slew the giant this was the flame raging in his heart. Moses certainly dealt with God’s honor but his spike was compassion for God’s rebels. Elijah appears on the scene trusting in God’s word even to his own detriment. Living in the desert he would suffer more quickly and more severely by the drought he proclaimed in accordance with what God had written in Leviticus. I need the strength of all three of these men. I have the written word of God seemingly untrue as to justice as Elijah, I am in a position to suffer first and most by God performing. I am facing a rebel who is God’s chosen and needs God’s mercy in order not to be destroyed. I must obtain the heart of Moses to plead for the evil men properly. God’s honor as to His word’s integrity, His holiness, and His control and Lordship in government are all being defied. I need a little rage to well up and throw my body into action. I do care about God being ridiculed unjustly by arrogant rebels. As these men had their moment in history I could certainly use their strength to meet history. I have their witness which even Christ drew upon in the garden for his moment in history. These three speak to my need.