August 4 – Exodus 4:10-17
August 4 – Exodus 4:10-17
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Help me Father be moldable. Help me be willing to get out of my comfort
zone and seek You and Your direction for my life. Help me remember that at the end of my life,
who I reach for You, is all that truly matters.
No job, house, position of leadership, car, or even my reputation, goes
with me. Only my spirit and those I
might have influenced for You along the way.
Help me remember what is important.
Yes, it is important to do a good job while I am here, to raise my
children to love You, to be honest in my business dealings and love those
around me. I want to be obedient to You
in all areas, but don’t let me forget what lasts for eternity.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
This passage leaves me pondering how I would have
reacted if I were in Moses’ place. I can
see myself looking around and saying, “Who me?
Did you not see my sister who is smarter, wiser, and more eloquent in speech? Why me Lord?”
And then my next thought is, hello Moses, it’s God speaking to you! I’d like to think I would have responded
quickly, without question and with pure motives in obedience, but I’m not
sure. As a parent, we often deal with
our children questioning our directions or commands. Just as we sometimes have ‘enough’, God had
enough and said, “Just do it!” However,
as he was telling Moses to “just do it” he reassured him with these words at
the end of the passage.
“Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I
know that he can speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and
when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 You shall speak to him and put the
words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will
teach you both what to do. 16 He
shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you
shall be as God to him. 17 And
take in your hand this staff, with which you shall do the signs.”
God was going to be with him and Aaron, putting
the words in their mouths and teaching them what to do. What an amazing promise and reassurance. Through God’s Word we can continue to learn what
to do in ‘life’ situations. The Bible is
our compass and recipe for life. Are
there specific areas in your life where you know God needs to teach you? Pray for direction and ask The Holy Spirit to
guide you as you seek to become more like Christ and become light in the
darkness. God is waiting to hear from
you. He wants to teach you and mold you.
Exodus 4:10-17
10 But
Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not
eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant,
but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” 11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or
deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with
your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” 13 But
he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.” 14 Then
the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses
and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can
speak well. Behold, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he
will be glad in his heart. 15 You
shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with
your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. 16 He shall speak for you to the people, and
he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him. 17 And take in your hand this staff,
with which you shall do the signs.”
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