Scripture to Read: Exodus 3:7–12
In Exodus 3:7–9, our Lord told Moses that He was aware of the suffering that Israel had been going through and that He had come to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians. Not only would God deliver the Israelites, but He had a plan to put them in a land that was flowing with milk and honey. Then, in Exodus 3:10, our Lord told Moses that He had chosen him to be His spokesperson to Pharaoh and that Moses would be the one to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. It’s hard to imagine what Moses felt when our Lord laid out His exit strategy for Israel. Indeed, Moses remembered how he had killed an Egyptian forty years earlier, which was why he was no longer in Egypt. We know Moses felt inadequate because he responded to our Lord in Exodus 3:11, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” All Moses could see at that moment were his weaknesses, faults, and failures. We often do the same thing, knowing God has told us to make disciples in Matthew 28:18–20; we begin to make excuses and think things like, “Who am I to make a disciple of Christ when my life is often not the best example?” But our Lord is incredibly gracious, and He told Moses in Exodus 3:12, “Certainly I will be with you.” He gave us a more incredible promise in Acts 1:8, for He lives in us.
Challenge & Application
· What would have been your response to our Lord if you were Moses, and why would you respond that way?
· How have you made excuses for not obeying what God has called you to do, and how have you now surrendered that to God?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!