Wednesday, February 29, 2012

One of my Favorite Devotionals

Expressing our Fears to God

But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" 
  And God said, "I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain."    Exodous 3:11-12

 After fleeing from Egypt to escape Pharaoh's wrath, Moses settled down to a quiet and predictable life as a shepherd in the peaceful, yet desolate, region of Midian. But God had different plans for Moses. He wanted Moses to return to Egypt, confront Pharaoh, and lead the Israelites out of slavery. When God revealed his plan to Moses by speaking from a burning bush, Moses hesitated. "Who am I?" he asked. He made a further excuse: "I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue" (4:10) followed by the plaintive: "Please send someone else" (4:13) But for every one of Moses' excuses, God had an answer. God promised to be with him, to back up his message with miraculous signs, and even to give Moses the words to say. In the end, Moses was left with no excuses. God had promised to empower Moses each step of the way.

  What challenging situation has God given you? Freely express your misgivings and fears about the tasks God has given to you. Commit those fears to God, and remind yourself of God's willingness to empower you every step of the way.



    So far this is one of my favorite devotionals because it shows a lack of confidence in Moses and there was no need to try to hide it from God, He obviously knows what you are feeling, so Moses just simply told Him how it was, told Him how he felt. God did not respond saying oh you fool, I will find someone else then, instead He basically said Moses, dude, keep your head up, there is nothing to fear because I will be with you every turn you take .. so Moses did, he did what was asked of him even though he did not feel adequate.                 
                                                    Chin Up Rosebud!! :o)                                         
                                                                                                            
 

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