Moses and Munro

My wife and I just finished watching the movie The World's Fastest Indian, a movie starring Anthony Hopkins and directed by Roger Donaldson. This story is based on true events involving a New Zealander, Burt Munro, who while in his seventies set a land speed record on his modified 1920 Indian motorcycle. In 1967, he set a land speed record for a motorcycle that is less than 1000 cc's, and the record still stands. It is all the more profound when you know how Munro engineered and designed his bike. It's a great story that should inspire anyone who dares to chase a dream into their senior years. In my early fifties, I still have unfulfilled goals, so I take great encouragment from people like Burt Munro.

So, what does a quirky old codger like Munro have to do with Moses? In Moses, we see a man, who while in the idealism of youth, he sought to bring freedom to his fellow Hebrews with a little murder and mayhem. God had other plans for freeing them, and Moses didn't get the call until he was 80. Yet, Moses served with distinction, accomplishing more in the last 40 years of his life than he did in the first 80.