S)"10 Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 11 'Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the sons of Israel go out of his land.' 12 But Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, 'Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?'"
Exodus 6:10-12 (NASB)
O) Moses was assuming that his difficulties in speech were proven to be too inhibiting with his inability to convince the Israelites. He was not considering a few factors.
1. He was the one who spoke to the Israelites, while it was to be Aaron who spoke before Pharaoh.
2. There was, in fact, a different audience he and Aaron would be addressing.
3. Most importantly, God commanded him to do it. Whether or not it was successful was irrelevant.
A) Too often, I'm tempted to compare my past accomplishments and failures with what God is placing in front of me. While there is sure wisdom in learning from mistakes, as well as learning from successes, I cannot tie them together with future events. Only God knows what is coming and how things will play out. I am not God. I need to trust that He is asking me to do His will, and His will is good. Even if I do not accomplish what I thought was the goal, if my goal is simply obedience, then I will succeed, regardless of the results of my actions.
P) Father, help me be obedient, regardless of my past experience. Remind me that my past does nto dictate my futre - only You do that. Holy Spirit, speak the will of the Father clearly to me, so that I will not mistake what I am instructed to do. I commit to obedience regardless of how I view my chances of success, or even what success will be. Let me be satisfied in obedience. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
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