Holiness in Hardship and Exile (Moses) - Acts 7:20-29

Scripture encourages believers to see themselves as exiled people in a world that often contradicts the teachings of Jesus. Through the stories of Moses and Jesus, we see two people who chose exile despite it being costly to them. Moses' identifed with his oppressed Hebrew people despite his privileged upbringing, and Jesus' identified with mankind in leaving the presence of the Father in heaven and being born into a broken world to experience suffering and death on a cross to free us from the oppressive power of sin and death. Followers of Jesus are called to find their true identity in Christ and remain faithful in a hostile world, even when it means choosing exile, as we anticipate the ultimate restoration of God's kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.