You Want Me To Do What!?!

What do you think of when you hear the name Moses? I always picture a strong, confident man who carried himself tall and proud. After all, he did rescue the Israelites from slavery. He's a pretty important character and revered Old Testament figure.

(Plus, being able to speak directly with God on multiple occasions and an eye witness testimony to God’s powers in Egypt…I would say he’s pretty B.A.)

However, surprisingly (at least to me), that’s not the type of person he was…at least in the beginning. When God first called Moses to bring His people out of Egypt, Moses was scared, self-conscious, and flooded God with all of kinds of excuses about how he was just not ‘good enough.’

1.  Exodus 3:11, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”                                                                                                                                            aka “Who am I to do something great? I’m a nobody.”
2.  Exodus 4:1, “…they will not believe ..."                                                                                           After all, Moses was a murdering, run- away prince on the lam.
3.  Exodus 4:10, “I am not eloquent…I am slow of speech and of tongue.”                                                              aka “I’m just not good enough.”

Finally, we have Moses final plea in Exodus chapter 4 verse 12, “…please send someone else.”

Moses was scared. He did not know what to expect. In fact, every time Moses lifted up his hands over Egypt, something terrible happened. His task was far from glorious. And yet, He is still one of the most influential characters in all of Biblical History.

He had to learn to trust God. He had to get out of the way and out of his head so God could use him to fulfill His work.

Sometimes, I find myself asking God those same kinds of questions. Who am I to change the world? I can never accomplish what You're asking me to do! I'm not the right person. Find someone else.

But, like Moses, we have to remember to let God do the work…after all, He could be preparing us for something mighty and powerful - bigger than we ever dreamed possible.

Keep on pressing on...even when it seems impossible.

“Nothing is impossible with God.” Luke 1:37