Exodus 4:18 (NIV) Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me go back to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive.” Jethro said, “Go, and I wish you well.”
Moses would exercise authority over others, but first he had to submit himself to the authority of others (i.e., Jethro). “Midian served as a graduate school for turning an outlawed son into the leader of a slave liberation movement. Jethro served as the key male figure in Moses’ midlife”—maybe filling the role of the father Moses never had. “Cut off from his natural father at an early age, and significantly distanced from his adoptive father, Moses needed a father figure to make the transition from leader ‘wanna-be’ to real leader of God’s people.”** Who is your mentor? See that relationship in light of the Lord’s provision for you.
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