The Meekness of Moses

In my morning devotions, I am reading through Numbers.  How impressive is the meekness of Moses!  He was a man who remained faithful to God despite opposition and struggles.  Here is a man who did not fight for himself, but committed his life - trials, reputation, and all - into the awesome hands of God.  He is really an Old Testament foreshadowing of how Jesus Christ lived (1 Pet. 2:23).  Moses was meek because he knew God.  He couldn't for a moment allow his authority given him by God go to his head.  He was an vagabond killer, a shepherd, and a servant of the Most High God.  When challenged, he fell on his face before God and submitted to His rule.

After the rebellion of Korah, the people were upset about the outcome.  They assembled against Moses and Aaron, and accused Moses of murdering God's people.  God sent a plague among the people and they began to die.  Seeing this, Moses quickly moved into action to save the people from God's wrath.  He commanded Aaron to atone for the sins of the people so they would be saved.  What a heart of love and compassion, despite their hurtful accusations.  Numbers 16:47-48 reads, "Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people. ⁴⁸ And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped."  Aaron, the High Priest, stood between the dead and the living after making atonement for sin.  This is what Jesus our Great High Priest has done through His shed blood.  He is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and be saved.

That is the heart of love I desire, the heart of Christ!  Meekness is a fruit of the Spirit, a supernatural humility that springs only from God.  It comes from having our eyes on Christ, casting our cares upon Him.  What comfort we have when we commit ourselves into His loving, secure, nail-scarred hands.  Jesus says in John 10:27-28, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. ²⁸ And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand."  Jesus tasted of death so His sheep might live with Him forever.  How grateful I am of such sacrifice!  What value God has placed on us sinners to purchase us with the shed blood of His own Son!  Rejoice in this and be exceedingly glad!  May we be meek, seeing we have such a Saviour who calls outcasts and murderers friends through the Gospel, cleansing us from all sin, and making us His own children of light.