S) " 11 The Lord said to him, 'Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?'"
Exodus 4:11 (NASB)
O) Sovereign. Moses was apprehensive because he neglected to acknowledge that the LORD is sovereign. God told him to go and speak. While Moses might have thought he was doubting his own abilities, he was actually doubting God's character. He was doubting God's omniscience. He was telling God that He was wrong to choose him, wrong in his assessment of Moses. He was not telling the LORD that he could not be used, he was telling the LORD that God could not use him.
A) We do not serve a cruel Master. He equips us for the work to which He also calls us. He strengthens us to carry a load. He nourishes and sustains us to carry on. He protects us to accomplish His will. He gives us wisdom and plans to succeed in His will. We do not serve a limited God. He does not depend on my abilities. God does not need my involvement. God wants my involvement. It pleases Him to use my shortcomings to fulfill His purposes, because it glorifies His holy name. It pleases Him to use my weakness so that His strength is seen more perfectly. When the Lord my GOD, my Father in heaven, calls me to action, I can trust to obey. I am not trusting myself, I am trusting Him. This is not self-confidence, this is LORD-confidence.
P) Father, the faithfulness You show is astounding. Open my eyes and ears, to know Your will. Give me the confidence, in You, to obey without doubt. Let me stay humble, not by thinking less of myself, but by thinking of myself less. Let me decrease that You would increase. Let Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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