"You can be our eyes" By Steve Manhanga

Steve Manhanga

Steve shared a simple but effective message on Sunday from Numbers 10:29 - 36.

Points that were raised:

1. Hobab was the brother in law of Moses.
2. Moses was asking Hobab to go with them as they were about to set out to a place which the Lord had said he'd give to them.
3. Hobab had very good eye sight and Moses recognised this in him. Hobab could see things that others couldn't.
4. They were about to head to the desert (wilderness) and there isn't much in the desert but, you do need water. 
5. Hobab refused at first as he wanted to go back to his own land and his own people but he then agreed to go with Moses.
6. Hobab may not have thought much of his gift (his excellent eye sight) but others saw that in him. he may have thought "What do I have?"
7. Within each of us, God has given to us gifts and talents and He expects us to use them - not only for ourselves but to bless others too.
8. Hobab's gift - he could find water - was not only for himself but for the other two and a half million Israelites.
9. In Mablauwuni village, we know about the importance of water and what it's like to have water shortages. The two and a half million Israelites needed lots of water to drink daily.
10. God fed them daily and gave them water to drink daily for 40 years. God is good as He made a way for them in the wilderness. 
11. Moses needed Hobab on his side. He says to Hobab in v 32 "If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the Lord gives us." We need each other.
12. Stephen likened this to us: we all have gifts and talents and we need to use them to bless the body, to bless the community, to bless each other.
13. Steve shared the story of 10 year old Elyana, and her gift of $100.00 which was to be sown to someone in the community. (We have identified a young orphan girl who will be blessed by Elyana's gift) Steve then blessed an elderly man with some fish and ended by encouraging the church to be a real blessing to one another and to share what we have with each other.

Sometimes, it's the small simple things in life that make all the difference: how we treat each other, how we recognise gifts and talents in each other, spur and encourage each other in our walk of faith - the small random acts of kindness like Elyana's, that can touch the life of someone and make them feel valued, loved and appreciated.


It was a good service. 

Summarised By Molly Manhanga