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Long and hard way // Caminho Longo e difícil



Exodus 5:22 – 23; 6:1, 2.
Sometimes all we can see is evil, or bad things happening around us. Even Moses couldn’t see what God was planning to do. Life sometimes can be difficult. Moses’ job wasn’t the easy one; maybe he thought as the Lord Almighty is ahead of me and everything will be easy and fast. We wish that is the way of God works in us and through us. But it is not, not always.

God was planning to make himself known to the Egyptians (verse 2), because of their many gods and culture, God had to do wonders so they could see how Mighty and Strong and Powerful He is.
Therefore, Moses had to trust in the Lord's method. It was looking like it would be fast (the way God talked to him before, in the previous chapter), or dare to say, easy for Moses, but Moses had yet to learn God’s way and teach the people.

Sometimes we want the easy way, the fast one. We know God can do all things, including easy and fast; but how can God be glorified in those ways? When He knows his name will be glorified in the easy and fast way, He works just like we like. I know that I’ve seen that, I have also seen him working in the slow and hard way. It is difficult for us to keep hope and faith alive, especially these days when everything happens so fast.

Let’s search for ways to lift high His name, even when we can’t see or understand His ways. We know He is in control. Let’s try not to be like those people in verse 8, who had their hearts hardened and broken spirit because of slavery. We can be better than them.

I don’t want to lose the focus of the Psalms, let’s take a look in Psalms 23: 3a, 4a.
If we feel that we don’t have hope or faith because God has chosen the long and hard way, I want you to know this: (v.3a) He restores my soul… (v.4a) even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.

Bad things happen, and when they do, we rush to blame something or someone. We go to God complaining about it. We are humans, right? We do this. It is in our nature, remember Adam who blamed Eve who blamed the serpent? Yes. Can you imagine another way they could have chosen? They could simply come to God’s presence and confess what they have done. But, they didn’t. They started this folly game of blaming, pointing fingers. They didn’t want to take up their cross, confess their mistakes, repent.

When we decide to come to the Lord, He restores our soul, our faith and our hope, and we are made new and we can even walk through the valley of the shadow of death and we will have no fear because He is with us. But we must trust him. Let Him restore our souls.

He will always be with us. No matter what way He has chosen for us to go through, long and hard or easy and fast, He will be with us. He will restore our souls, our brokenness, and we will get through the valley or the desert.
Are you looking up or are you looking down to your own fears?

Êxodo 5:22 - 23; 6: 1, 2.
Às vezes tudo o que podemos ver é mal, ou coisas ruins acontecem ao nosso redor. Até mesmo Moisés não conseguia ver o que Deus estava planejando fazer. A vida às vezes pode ser difícil. O trabalho de Moisés não foi fácil; talvez ele achasse que como o Senhor Todo-Poderoso estava à sua frente, concluiu que tudo será fácil e rápido. Desejamos que essa seja a forma que Deus trabalha em nós e através de nós. Mas não é, nem sempre.

Deus estava planejando se fazer conhecido aos egípcios (versículo 2), por causa de seus muitos deuses e cultura, Deus tinha que fazer maravilhas para que pudessem ver quão poderoso e forte e poderoso Ele é.
Portanto, Moisés tinha que confiar no método do Senhor. Parecia que seria rápido (a maneira como Deus falou com ele antes, no capítulo anterior), ou ousava dizer, fácil para Moisés, mas Moisés ainda tinha que aprender a forma que Deus trabalha e ainda ensinar ao povo.

Às vezes queremos o caminho mais fácil, o mais rápido. Sabemos que Deus pode fazer todas as coisas, incluindo o fácil e rápido; mas como Deus pode ser glorificado dessas formas? Quando Ele sabe que seu nome será glorificado da maneira fácil e rápida, Ele trabalha exatamente como nós gostamos. Eu sei pois tenho visto o rápido e fácil, mas, também tenho visto a maneira lenta e difícil. Quando é assim, é difícil para nós manter viva a esperança e a fé, especialmente nos dias de hoje, quando tudo acontece tão rápido.

Vamos procurar formas de elevar o nome dele, mesmo quando não conseguimos ver ou entender os caminhos dele. Nós sabemos que Ele está no controle. Vamos tentar não nos tornar como os israelitas da época que tinham (versículo 8), que tinham seus corações endurecidos e quebrantados de espírito por causa da escravidão. Nós podemos ser melhores que eles.

Eu não quero perder o foco dos Salmos, vamos dar uma olhada em Salmos 23: 3a, 4a.
Se nós sentimos que não temos esperança ou fé porque Deus escolheu o longo e difícil caminho, eu quero que você saiba disto: (v.3a) Ele restaura minha alma ... (v.4a) embora eu ande pelo vale da sombra da morte, não temerei mal algum.

Coisas ruins acontecem e, quando isso acontece, corremos para culpar algo ou alguém. Vamos a Deus reclamando sobre o assunto. Nós somos humanos, certo? Nós fazemos isso. Está em nossa natureza, lembra-se de Adão que culpou Eva que culpou a serpente? Sim. Você pode imaginar uma outra maneira que eles poderiam ter escolhido agir? Eles poderiam simplesmente chegar à presença de Deus e confessar o que fizeram. Mas eles não fizeram. Eles começaram este jogo de quem-é-a-culpa, apontando os dedos. Eles não quiseram pegar sua cruz, confessar seus erros e se arrepender.

Quando decidimos vir ao Senhor, Ele restaura a nossa alma, nossa fé e nossa esperança, e nós somos feitos novos e podemos até caminhar pelo vale da sombra da morte e não teremos medo porque Ele está conosco. Mas devemos confiar nele. Deixe que Ele restaure nossas almas.

Ele sempre estará conosco. Não importa o caminho que Ele escolheu para nós, longo e difícil ou fácil e rápido, Ele estará conosco. Ele restaurará nossas almas, nosso quebrantamento e atravessaremos o vale ou o deserto.
Você está olhando para cima ou está olhando para seus próprios medos?

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