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Reluctant to serve God

Reluctant to serve God

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 Exodus 4:1–17 (ESV)Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’” The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” And he said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses ran from it. But the Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand and catch it by the tail”—so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand—“that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.” Again, the Lord said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow. Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your cloak.” So he put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, it was restored like the rest of his flesh. “If they will not believe you,” God said, “or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign. If they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and the water that you shall take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.” But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.” Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. And take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs.”Moses is still standing before the burning bush, and he is running out of excuses. God has called him, but Moses is afraid. He worries that no one will believe him, that he will not have the words, that he is not the right person for the job.So God does something tender and powerful. He asks, “What is that in your hand?” It is just a shepherd’s staff, an ordinary stick. God tells him to throw it on the ground, and it becomes a snake. Then He tells Moses to pick it up again, and it turns back into a staff. God is showing Moses that He can take the ordinary things of our lives and use them for His glory.Next, God gives two more signs: a hand that turns leprous and is healed again, and water from the Nile that will turn to blood. These are reminders that the God who calls Moses is the Creator Himself, with power over life, health, and nature.But even after all that, Moses still hesitates. “I am not eloquent,” he says. He is looking at himself instead of at God. So God asks a question that cuts to the heart: “Who made man’s mouth?” In other words, “Do you really think I do not know what I am doing?” God promises, “I will be with your mouth and teach you what to say.”Still, Moses says, “Please send someone else.” You can almost feel the fear and self-doubt in his voice. And yet, even in His anger, God is merciful. He gives Moses a helper in his brother Aaron. God meets Moses’ weakness with patience.This is such a picture of how God deals with us. He calls us, knowing our fears and limitations. He doesn’t look for perfect people, only willing ones. And even when we resist, He stays faithful.That shepherd’s staff in Moses’ hand will soon strike the Nile, part the Red Sea, and lead a nation to freedom. But it is never about the staff, or about Moses. It is always about the God who says, “I will be with you.”The same is true for us. Whatever weakness you see in yourself, God can use it. The question is not, “Who am I?” but “Who is with me?” And the answer, in Christ, is always the same: “I am.”PrayerFather, thank You for Your patience with our weakness and fear. Thank You that You use ordinary people and ordinary things to accomplish Your extraordinary plans. Forgive us for the times we have said, “Please send someone else.” Give us faith to obey, even when we feel inadequate. Remind us that Your power is made perfect in weakness, and that Your presence is enough. We praise You for Jesus, who perfectly obeyed Your call and now empowers us to serve You. In His name we pray, Amen. Get full access to Reformed Devotionals Daily at ...
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