Sermon - Jeff Raines - An Unexpected Fall [Exodus 2:11-22]

What do we do when we are brought low in life?

In our text today, Moses experiences a sudden fall. After he kills an Egyptian slave driver he is expelled from his life of luxury in the Egyptian palace. He flees Egypt and heads east. 

Everything in Moses’ life changes. He marries a shepherd’s wife and becomes a shepherd himself. The prince becomes an exile -

he finds himself in the lowest of lows.

We don’t know how Moses felt about his fall. From the text it appears that he made the best of his circumstances. He accepts his new job and his new family. This is a good lesson for all of us when we fall. 

What if Moses’ exile was exactly what Moses needed to be the leader he became to be? We can learn important things in our own failure and exile. Moses is eventually called by God to do a very difficult and important job to lead God’s people out of Egypt. God can use our time in exile to help us grow. Over and over again in Scripture, God uses the wilderness to teach his people.

Our own exile can come about from our own mistakes or perhaps from something outside of our control. If our hearts are consumed by bitterness and pride and anger, we will miss the opportunity to allow God to help us grow through our tough times.