"The Purpose"

 "And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;" (Hebrews 3:5 KJV)

  ""You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life. Your approval means nothing to me, because I know you don't have God's love within you. For I have come to you in my Father's name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them. No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God. Yet it isn't I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes. If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. But since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"" (John 5:39-47 NLT)

 There are certain things which cause us to think about our own loyalty and commitment to the Lord; most of which is when we see those who fall away, when we once thought that they were strong enough to keep the faith. It makes us think about our own abilities, would we have the strength enough to hang in there, even if we might feel offended or whatever else might change our point of view. 

 I have thought about it many times; wondering if I have what it takes to stay in the fight, no matter how hard it gets, or how long the struggle keeps tearing me down. We keep believing that God does not give us more than we can handle; but is it really true? 

 Well, if you really want to know how it really works, the answer is in this simple position we must stay in, which is that of being a servant! If you remain a servant, not a boss, then you have so little less chances to become offended. Moses is shown here as a servant, but when he changed his heart, and became the boss, he took that rod and struck the rock, as if he was no longer a servant. 

 This might sound hard to believe, but it is easier to follow the Lord when you have the attitude of a servant! At least that is my take on the matter, now I just need to keep that same attitude...

""But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' The son answered, 'No, I won't go,' but later he changed his mind and went anyway. Then the father told the other son, 'You go,' and he said, 'Yes, sir, I will.' But he didn't go. "Which of the two obeyed his father?" They replied, "The first." Then Jesus explained his meaning: "I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you do. For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins."" (Matthew 21:28-32 NLT)