Time Is Inexorable v1

Inexorable means relentless, unstoppable. An inexorable person is hard-headed and cannot be convinced to change their mind, no matter what. I definitely don’t want to be that kind of person. However, inexorable is an accurate description of time. Time waits for no one. Just when things seem under control, something new pops up.

Lizzy and I live off of one of the busiest roads in Macomb County: Hall Road. It is an eight lane highway. Although, this wasn’t always so. When we moved to the area, Hall Road was two lanes through the country. Nowadays, it is always under construction, which means traffic and delays. Recently, I was waiting in a long line of traffic to make a left-hand turn. Inching along, it was painfully slow. When I finally got to the front of the line, ready to make my turn, there was a construction worker holding a sign that read: “Slow.” Ha, someone did not think that one through.

Moses, in the Bible, was a thinker. He valued logic and reason. Most of us learned the story of Moses in Sunday school. In the first two chapter of Exodus, we find out how the life of Moses began.

“Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. ‘Look,’ he said to his people, ‘the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.’”

Exodus 1:8-10, NIV

In this passage, we see the inexorability of the passage of time. Joseph was a great man of God, whom the Lord had blessed to be second in command under Pharaoh. Because of this, he brought his entire family to live in peace and prosperity in the land of Egypt, but time passed and a king arose that knew nothing of Joseph. This king was fearful of the Hebrew people. He resolved to stop their growth in the land and so made a terrible decree.

“Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: ‘Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.’”

Exodus 1:22, NIV

So, it was that Moses’ mother desired to hide her baby.

“But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.” Exodus 2:3

Could you imagine placing your baby in a basket along the Detroit River? She must have been desperate. And, of course the rest of the story is that the daughter of Pharaoh found the baby in the basket. She felt sorry for him and decided to raise Moses as her own, which meant that he was given all the best that Egypt had to offer.

 “And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.”

Acts 7:22, ASV

His education served Moses well as he established the legal code for the nation of Israel and even served as judge. In Egypt, he studied science, law, architecture, writing, history, and mathematics. All of this education was required for the role God had planned for him, being the leader of a new nation.

God provides us the preparation needed to for the role he has prepared for us. It is amazing to me that for most of us, one or two generations ago, our ancestors could not even read or write, and today we have access to a world-class education, one many of us take for granted.

I find three lessons in Moses’ story that will allow us to prosper regardless of the inexorability of time. Lesson one: Make good use of the lessons God has provided. Instead of being an inexorable and hard-headed person. Ask God to make you flexible enough to apply your lessons to your life.

Copyright © 2023 Chuck Locklear

Also, see Victorious Living.