Happy 5th Anniversary K:242!

Amid the rapid growth of early Christianity, the leadership of the Jerusalem church would send leaders to investigate remarkable developments:

  • “Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John.” (Acts 8:14)
  • “…a large number who believed turned to the Lord. The news about them reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas off to Antioch.” (Acts 11:21-22)

In a somewhat similar fashion, EA ministry partner, Precept Ministries International, has requested that our team travel to Guatemala to update the regional leadership regarding the growth of our K2:42 church network development program.

Recognizing that it is “God who causes the growth” (1 Cor. 3:7) and, as the great missionary George Muller said, “The Lord condescends to use us as His stewards,” we are excited to be able to share how God has graciously allowed us to minister to 5,314 students in the past 5 years, including 596 church leaders.

Please join us in praying for the upcoming trip in June that, like Barnabas, our visit would be an encouragement to “remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose” (Acts 11:23).

Additionally, the EA family has also experienced numerical growth with the addition of a few “gifts from the Lord” (Ps. 127:3). Join us in praising the Lord for blessing the family of Claudia Rodriguez with a beautiful daughter and the family of Pastor Elias with twins.

God’s Plan vs. Our Plan

Amid Stephen’s speech in Acts 7 is the story of Moses, which presents a stark contrast of Moses’ plan and God’s plan for his life:

“When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand. And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?’ But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons. (Acts 7:23-29)

At age 40, Moses had a plan, fully aware of the cruel oppression of his people; he believed that, given his lineage, access, training and knowledge, he was prepared to deliver his people at that moment.

God’s plan was different and included an additional 40 years of preparation in the wilderness for Moses working as a shepherd in obscurity, and continued enslavement and work on the lives of the Hebrews to prepare them for their emancipation and exodus.

There is a great phrase in verse 25: “He supposed that…but…”

Even his rejection (perceived failure) was part of God’s plan, as many commentators believe the incident to only further position Moses as a type of the ultimate deliverer, Jesus Christ:

  • Moses – “He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.” (Acts 7:25)
  • Christ – “He came unto His own, and His own received Him not” (John 1:11).
  • Moses – “…who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?”
  • Christ – “We will not have this Man to reign over us” (Luke 19:14).