What a contrast between Moses' life as an Egyptian Prince and his life as a Midianite shepherd!   As a prince he had everything done for him; as a shepherd he had to do everything himself.   As a prince he was the famous son of an Egyptian princess, known and honored throughout the land of Egypt; as a shepherd, he was an unknown stranger in a foreign land where had never been.    As a prince, according to Acts 7:22: "...Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in speech and deeds;" as a shepherd he told God in Exodus 4:10: "...I am not eloquent....but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."  As a prince he was gorgeously appareled in soft raiment living delicately in Pharaoh's courts; as a shepherd he was clothed with sheepskin living in the rugged wilderness of Midian, and many times had to sleep under the stars in the wilderness or in a small tent.    As a prince he ate some of the finest Egyptian cuisine from Pharaoh's table, but as a shepherd he ate food that was far less desirable off a table of rock in the wilderness.    As a shepherd he was holding the very job he had been taught to despise and was wearing the skins of an animal he had been taught to detest, for Genesis 46:34 said that "...every shepherd was an abomination unto the Egyptians."    

Moses was raised in royalty and was given pleasure, position, power, prestige and prosperity. His future was all set for him until he killed and Egyptian taskmaster and fled the land of Egypt. After 40 years shepherding sheep in the land of Midian, Moses encountered the supernatural phenomenon of a bramble or thornbush burning but not being consumed.  Through this bush God spoke to Moses. The burning bush represented enduring the fire of affliction. It was at this moment that God called Moses who chose "...to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season."   Matthew 10:38 says  "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."  Are we willing to suffer affliction while in the service of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season? The choice is yours.  If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and are not absolutely sure that you would go to heaven (I John 5:13) if you were to leave this world today, I urge you to please repent of your sin and accept Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in your heart today: Romans 5:8; I Peter 3:18; John 5:24; Acts 16:31; John 14:6; Acts 3:19; Revelation 3:20; II Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10.