I could of had it all!

On my way back from swimming this morning a popular song came on the radio.  One of the lines is very contagious: "I could of had it all..."  It got me thinking as i read in Hebrews for class.  Here Paul is talking to a group of people that feel the law of Moses will save them and he is trying to teach them faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  One of the example of faith that Paul uses is that of Moses and he words almost echo this song i just mentioned, Paul basically says that Moses being in the house of Pharaoh could of had it all, but instead chose to follow the Lord: "esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt... By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

He forsook the world, all of it, for all of it was truly at his finger tips being the son of Pharaoh--ironically to the world this also meant the son of god, for the world called Pharaoh god.  But he chose instead to follow in faith the promises of the true and living God.  The promise of eternal life and exaltation.  He gave up the seeming all for the All.

This is where i got to thinking "What are my Egypts?"  What are the things in my life that i want to hold on to so that i can "have it all?"  As i thought a few came to mind.  Then the question is do i "[Esteem] the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt?"

Then the words of Moses came again to mind as he saw the Lord and learn of the world's and man's true place: "Now, for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed."  He was offered the world! He saw all of Egypt at his hands, Pharaoh was the claimed god of the world who ruled with an iron hand! There was nothing that was denied him!  Yet, Moses with only the sight of God realized: Man is Nothing!  Then the true power of his word: Which thing I never had supposed.  Truly God's promises are far greater than anything in this world and they are never broken!

With this in mind my Egypts don't seem so big and my gratitude for a loving Father and His Son surpass my understanding.  I know they live and love us, In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.