the moses factor

One of my recent devotions was about when God spoke to Moses through a burning bush and told him to go to Pharaoh and basically demand the release of the Israelites from Egypt. First of all, it’s hard to get past the burning bush scene. For me, the whole point of it is to demonstrate that God will often use miraculous, extreme, and unordinary things to get our attention.

Once God had Moses’ attention, He laid out His plan to use Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. Immediately, Moses began to try to get out of it. Ever been there? He tried every excuse in the book. “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” (Exodus 3: 11) “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you’?” (Exodus 4:1) “O Lord, I have never been eloquent…I am slow of speech and tongue.” (Exodus 4:10) It seems Moses was trying as hard as he could to get out of this mission. He obviously thought he was the wrong person for the job.

I’m sure we’ve all experienced situations like this. I know I have. Many times, I have felt inadequate, lacking in skill, unworthy, etc. Sometimes, I’ve just been plain scared! But, just like in Moses’ case, God has always given me exactly what I needed to accomplish the job He called me to do. God so often uses the ordinary to accomplish the extraordinary. I believe it further demonstrates how awesome, marvelous and miraculous He really is. He is able to accomplish amazing things through not-so-amazing people like me.

I’m grateful that He has chosen me to serve in His mighty Kingdom. The next time you feel that God is calling you to do something and you’re not quite certain you’re the right person for the task, just remember Moses and so many others who God has used to get His work done.