Thursday, July 09, 2009

Who will be the Emcee at Your Memorial?

I have been reading through the book of Joshua the past several weeks but was drawn back to the first several verses in light of this past weeks Michael Jackson memorial service. The city of Los Angeles spend more than USD$1 million on the event and the majority of the conversation was about his detailing his accomplishments. (I wasn't there and I didn't watch it!)

When God emceed Moses' Memorial he said to Joshua, "Moses, My servant is dead." 5 powerful words that outweighed every accomplishment Moses had achieved. He didn't mention his meteoric rise in Pharoah's house, his bi-lingual abilities, his multiple vocations, the miracles, the plagues, the Red Sea parting. He described Moses' entire life in relationship to himself.

God was interested in Moses' character and his willingness to be a servant.

What would God say at your Memorial Service?

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