Hebrews 11:23-28 English Standard Version
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.
We see here that Moses made choices that were not the path of least resistance. Reading Exodus tells us of the story but the issues of faith contained within are elusive because we cannot see into the hearts of others. These events happened so long ago that the telling of them is left to us only in the scrolls and translations of them. What makes them unique is that the same faith that wrote them is the same faith that translated them and is the same faith that reads them today. This elusive faith has not changed since its inception.
Even without Moses knowing God his actions led him to a place that many call a divine appointment. That was Moses and the burning bush. We who live by faith have all had our own burning bush moment. We might not understand how we came to that moment but each of us had to make a choice to place this faith in God.
If faith seems to be elusive to us it is because we have chosen to enact our own will in place of God’s will. Active faith aligns itself with God’s will.