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Ele te vê // He sees you


Você já notou como Deus descreveu detalhadamente a construção do tabernáculo? O que eu e você podemos aprender com isso? Nós, na maioria das vezes lemos esse tipo de texto as pressas, até porque não vamos construir nenhum tabernáculo, certo?

Mas, o que isso nos revela do caráter de Deus?
Deus é um Deus de perfeição, detalhes. Se você é da área de biomédicas ou biologia, você pode ter notado a complexidade da natureza, do corpo humano ou mesmo na física e na química. Eles são todos tão perfeitos. Nenhuma criatura conseguiria replicar isso a partir do nada.
Olhe em volta. Você achar que a natureza é feia? Você acha que a forma que o corpo humano funciona é feio? De jeito nenhum!! Tudo é tão perfeito.

Moisés achava que conhecia a si mesmo até Deus dizer a ele o que fazer.  Moises achava que ele não conseguiria (Exodus 4: 1 – 17). Ele se viu com tantas imperfeições; mas Deus conhecia ele melhor que ele mesmo. Agora, veja até onde ele chegou. Ele conseguiu. Ele tirou o povo do Egito. Na cabeça de Moises , ele jamais conseguiria, o que é correto pensar assim, mas com Deus ao seu lado, sim ele conseguiu. Deus estava lá fazendo com que todos os egípcios soubessem quem era Deus, o Senhor. Moisés confiou em Deus. Deus estava com ele. Mesmo quando Moises tinha que aguentar o povo. Moises pode ter duvidado dele mesmo porque o povo não estava tão seguro; mas Deus foi quem escolheu Moisés e tirou ele do meio do deserto. Deus conhecia ele melhor. Deus ajudou Moises a ser firme na frente do povo e a lidar com eles fortemente. Deus conhecia Moises de dentro pra fora. Ele sabia como usar Moises, você e eu para os Seus próprios propósitos.

Você está deixando? Ou você está dando as mesmas desculpas tontas que Moises deu para Deus (Êxodos 4:1 – 17)?Ou você está reclamando sobre o que você pensa de você mesmo? Deixe Ele te guiar. Não foi fácil para Moisés voltar lá para o Egito que ele tinha fugido, encontrar com seu povo, com uma família que ele não conhecia. Voltar para o Egito e encarar o Faraó (nada fácil!); ser rejeitado (nada fácil!); ouvir o povo colocar dúvidas na cabeça dele (Nada fácil!); ouvir o povo reclamar de tudo (nada fácil!).

Nada fácil essa tarefa! Mas ele fez. Por que? Porque Deus tinha dito que Ele estaria com ele o tempo inteiro. Deus disse: “Não temas, Eu estou com você . Imagina?
Deus te dizendo “Eu estou com você todo o tempo”. Agora Ele está te dizendo isso. Você acredita nele? Você está pronto para ouvir a voz Dele te chamar “Moises, Moises”?

Oremos: Senhor, muito obrigada por estar comigo o tempo todo, mesmo quando eu não estou atenta a Ti. Ajuda-me a ouvir a sua voz; ajuda-me a confiar em Ti todo o tempo. Em nome de Jesus, amém.
Have you noticed how detailed God described the tabernacle to Moses? What can you and I learn from it? We mostly read this part in a hurry because they are so detailed and we are not going to build any tabernacle, right?

But, what does it reveal God’s character?
God is a God of perfection, details. If you are from biomedical area or biology you can certainly notice the complexity of nature, human body or even physics and chemistry. They are all so perfect. That no creature would ever be able to replicate them from scratch.
Look around. Do you think nature is ugly? Do you think the way the human body works is ugly? No way! It is just perfect.

Moses thought he knew himself until God told him what to do. Moses thought he couldn’t do it. (Exodus 4:1 – 17) He saw himself with so many “imperfections”; but God knew him better than Moses himself. Now, look how far he went. He made it. He got the people out of Egypt. In Moses' head, that he couldn’t do it, that is right, but with God by his side, he made it. God was there making all the Egyptians know who God is, the Lord. Moses trusted in God; God was with him. Even when Moses had to put up with the people.  Moses might have doubted himself because the people weren’t so sure, but God was the one who picked Moses out of the wilderness. God knew him better. God made Moses stand firm in front of the people and deal with them strongly. God knew Moses from inside out. He knows how to use Moses, you and I to his own purposes.

Are you letting Him? Or you are giving Him the same lame excuses the Moses gave? (Exodus 4:1 – 17) Or are you grumbling about what you think you know about yourself? Let Him guide you through. It wasn’t easy for Moses going back to Egypt, the place he had fled from, meeting a people, a family he didn’t know. Going back to Egypt to face Pharaoh (not easy!); Being rejected (not easy!); listening to the people putting doubts in his mind (not easy!); listening people complaining about everything (not easy!)

It wasn’t an easy task at all! But he did. Why? Because God had said He would be with him all the way. God said, “Fear not, I’m with you”. Can you imagine that?
God is saying that to you all the time. Right now, He is saying that. Do you believe Him? Are you ready to listen to His voice calling you, “Moses, Moses”?

Let’s pray: Lord, thank you for being with me all the time, even though not always I’m attentive to you. Help me to listen to your voice; help me to trust in you all the way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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