Moses’ life prefigures Israel’s journey as God’s chosen nation. It is important as well as helpful to learn of God’s dealing with Moses and Moses’ response to God in certain situations as that sets a precedence for the Israelites who are being led into the Promise land. We learn today that our stories and our journey with God have a tremendous impact—our choices, our faith do matter significantly in the lives of other people. We want to be sure that we are fully surrendered and submitted before God’s leading in our lives.