trekkin into kingdomness ..

this hit me a couple times recently
it's pertinent
methinks
so it's shareable

one highly esteemed person among the people of israel
is moses
he's referred to as the lawgiver
God gave the commandments to them
by him
on the mountain
where he 'saw' YHWH

he was the one YHWH chose to lead enslaved israel
out of egypt
after 430 years
into the land he promised
abraham
and his seed

big dude
lots of credits to his name
worked huge miracles and signs

......

question
how'd he get there   ?
his journey ...

his life can reasonably be broken into 3 stages
about 40 years each
like so ...

stage 1 -
raised in egypt
in the palace of pharaoh himself
alongside the princes
in luxury
educated at the hands of the best
trained in the art of war
maybe that led to
   independence
   self-reliance
   arrogance   ?

stage 2 -
in the wilderness
barebones life
looking after sheep
feeding sheep
protecting sheep ........ . .. .. ... .
   shepherding was considered a contemptible occupation in egypt

huge lifeswing ...
from the lights and fame and honouramongmen
to the starlight and nobodyknowsme
   and trying to locate himself in the vastness of the universe
maybe that led to
   survival mode
   humility
   vulnerable

the life of the prince
morphs
into the life of the shepherd
from the heights
to the sorry side of the tracks

stage 3 -
back to egypt
out of egypt
back to wilderness
out of wilderness
into land of promise
leading
hundreds of thousands
guiding
protecting
moderating
adjudicating
managing

the strong hand of YHWH
in the land of oppression and abuse
overturning the powersthatbe
liberating the abused
making a home
for the homeless
in the land of promise

newlife
newhope
growth
flowering
verve

all of that utilized
all of those lifeexperiences
over 80 years
40 x 2

the madness
upturning
crises
funneled into YHWH movement
maturity into Godaction

....... .. ..... . . .... . . . . . .  . . . . . .. .... . ..

selah ..... . ... . .   ..~

life is a journey
and deserves the attention to the now
each stage
is important
to be lived
in fullness ...
not skipped
not jumped
not escaped
lived out
in hope
of what is to come

YHWH
my God
can use the life
my life
regardless of my positioning in life
if
i
let him

he wants to

his abba nature
longs for me
to relinquish my independence
my self reliance ...

to see me as mortal
subject to abuse and hurt and death
limited ...
to see him as
caring abba
loving abba
wise abba
to turn my outlook over to his outlook
and follow Jesus
   the trailblazer
in the pursuit of bringing Godkingdom
to hereandnow
to upturn this world system
   under the authority of the prince of darkness

to be used
   his servant
to help the burdened
the enslaved
the captive
out of captivity to the dark prince
into light
the kingdom of light

liberation
freedom

selah ..~

sometimes
life looks like
deprivation and depression and hopelessness

if i let God
he will morph it into
new hope
use it
in his kingdom

i want
to grow into that
be used
building kingdom
freeing people

in Jesus' name
for God's sake

you   ?