You Must Have the Wrong Guy
Verse of the Day: Exodus 4:11-12
“who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say.”
Moses is a man ruled by his fear. His focus is completely on himself and his fear of man. Yet God is so kind, reassuring him by displaying His awesome power through Moses when he turns the staff into a serpent and Moses’ hand to leprosy. God is trying to show Moses that “His strength is made perfect in weakness” (II Cor. 12:9). Yet Moses goes on whining about his shortcomings, even having the audacity to tell God that even He can’t make him talk right (”I am not eloquent, even since you have spoken to your servant”).
We serve an awesome God who is so good and patient! God had every right to say “Forget you, then, I’ll use someone who is willing.” Yet once again, He reminds Moses that He will be with him, teaching him what to say.
As the story goes, Moses does wind up being God’s man. But the lesson for us is - “NO, YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SO, GET OVER IT! ” All He wants us to do is get out of the way so He can use us.