Exodus 3:1

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Thought this was an interesting verse. At one time Moses was by an act of God and a  twist of fate, prince of Egypt. However because of his actions had fled from Egypt. He was now on the backside of the desert. Just the phrase ‘the backside of the desert’ creates a rather negative picture in my mind.

Sounds like it should be a country western song.  Moses had lost his status, his pickup truck, and his dog and would have ended up in jail for killing a man if he didn’t skip town.  (OK. I added the pickup truck and the dog, but you get the picture).  He was on the backside of the desert, however…

Moses was about to encounter God and in an instant he and his life would be transformed.  He would meet his destiny and his story would be forever etched into mankind.

Kind of gives me hope.