Saturday's Post Moses' Faith—2

What did faith do in the heart of Moses?  Paul’s statement in 1 Timothy 1:15, that we looked at yesterday, leads us in the right direction to answer this question also.  Paul wrote that God’s word is “trustworthy and deserving full acceptance.”  Biblical faith is more than strong confidence and trust.  It is an appreciation of the worth and value of God and His word, particularly in comparision to other things.  It is such high esteem for Christ and His benefits, that all the things of this world lose their attraction and value in our eyes.  By faith we fully comprehend how fleeting and temporary they are in comparison with eternal blessings.  One of the most striking statements of this is found in Philippians 3:7-10, where Paul tells us that in comparison to Christ he considered everything else to be worthless!  This is how faith influenced Moses to reject all of the world’s pleasures and treasures that could have been his.  Believe it or not, Moses was far happier among the people of God, oppressed and suffering cruel slavery, than he was in the palace.  “Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked” (Psalm 37:16).  What is your great ambition?  What is your most fervent desire?  To excel in grace or to grow great in the world?