After slaying an Egyptian, we learn the folly of presuming upon our own understanding, as it may cost us years of aimless wandering. You see, the deceitfulness and depravity of our fleshy mind is strong, deep and instinctive. Even after summoning all our will power against it, it lies there dormant, quietly crouching, awaiting an opportune moment to pounce back into action and feed itself. So, God allows extreme processes to shape our character and humble our hearts. By exposing us to the consequences and ugliness of self, we are taught patience and repentance unto obedience, that we may throw ourselves upon His mercy and into His grace. God is love, and love is patient, if it takes 40 more years of wandering, God has time.
O’ that all God’s saints could see, the depth of their depravity,
the height of love that set them free from serpents, sin and self.
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