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insight MOSES GOD’S PEOPLE ARE SPIRITUALLY GIFTED PART 3 Often, we step out boldly, but in the wrong time and without God’s guidance. In this article Colin Dye shows through the life of Moses, how, regardless our failures, God is always ready to release his power through us, in order to glorify his name. H ave you ever had a dream, a vision or an ambition and desire to do something big, and strong, and good and for God? Maybe you really believed that God was in it, but you weren’t patient enough for God to work it out, in his own way, and in his own timing. So you rushed out like Moses did, and like him, you fell flat on your face. Exodus 3:1-15 describes God’s interaction with Moses at the burning bush after that experience. When we look at the remarkable workings of God through his servants in the Old Testament, the abilities he gives seem to divide into three categories. There are the manifestations, the gifts of revelation, such as prophetic insight and understanding. Then there are gifts of wisdom. 6 Revival Times October 2017 Sometimes it works out slowly in a man’s life like Jacob, who had to learn the ways of God and develop wisdom through the hard knocks of life. Or like with Solomon who prayed to God for a wise and understanding heart, and he got it. Firstly, revelation, secondly, wisdom, thirdly, power. This is where Moses comes in. Supernatural power is the ability to do extraordinary things – unusual signs, wonders and miracles. When we look at Moses’ life we see this gift in action all the way through the plagues in Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea and all the miracles that happened