Being Faithful

"When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams. But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord." Numbers 12:7

How many of us would love to speak face to face with God? Why was Moses the only man in the Bible who was described in this manner? I believe the key is found in this statement from God: "...he is faithful in all my house." To be found faithful should be our goal. Faithful actions will flow from a faithful heart. Faithfulness in the little areas and the big. Faithfulness to be led by the voice of His Holy Spirit. Faithfulness that acts in faith, not doubt. Faithfulness to be obedient no matter how difficult the road He calls you to travel. Moses questioned and doubted God six times when he was first called to lead the Israelites out of bondage. He tried to shrink from the road God was calling him to but in the end he was faithful and obedient and thousands of lives were saved as a result.

Fast forward to the end of Moses' life which is described in Deuteronomy 34. Moses climbed Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah which looked down on the whole land. He climbed this mountain at age 120! Once he got to the top the Lord allowed Him to see the land the Israelites would go in to possess. Verse 7 says Moses died on that mountain yet his eyes were not weak, nor his strength gone! The Lord then buried him and the Bible says to this day no one knows where his grave is.

I would love to be strong enough to climb a mountain right before I died and to have great eyesight. Could it be that Moses good health was partly attributed to all the physical exercise he got during the Exodus and eating the food God provided during those 40 years in the wilderness?

In Moses final words to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 33:25 he said, "...and your strength will equal your days."

If we look at our society today this would not be a true statement. Most people are dying of crippling diseases of the mind and body. I don't want to go that way. I want to be climbing mountains, having perfect eyesight and muscles that are full of strength. God has given us the responsibility to care for our bodies. Not just for the sake of disease free living but for the sake of His gospel. I want to have as many years as I can here on this earth to spread the gospel and to encourage, bless and minister to as many people as possible.

I am grateful for this wake up call of cancer. It is forcing me to look at what I have done to my body all these past years and to address the areas of nutrition, exercise, stress and rest. I am grateful for the time He has given me to make the changes necessary to become healthier than I ever have been. I pray you do not wait for a health crisis before you assess your physical health habits. As I have studied nutrition over these past 30 years and even more intently these past 5 months I am fully convinced most of us will bury ourselves with our fork and spoon. Don't be one of them! Change is difficult but nothing is impossible with God. He loves you and believes in you and so do I.