Get to Know the Lord through Moses Life (Part Two) You will be able!

Get to Know the Lord through Moses Life (Part Two) You will be able!

The Lord called Moses to deliver the Israelites from Pharaoh. Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt (Exodus 3:10). I can imagine Moses feelings. What... me? His heart probably started to throb out of control, a thousand thoughts swirling through his mind. He saw more than a million Israelites on one hand and Pharaoh, whom he knew all too well, on the other.
But Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt? (Exodus 3:11)

Moses didnt have the most brilliant of self-images. If you read on in this passage youll see that he made every attempt to get out of it, but God knew what He wanted. At the end of Exodus 2, I noticed the following: And God heard their (Israels) groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel - and God knew (Exodus 2:24, 25). The chapter ended abruptly with these words and I asked myself what God knew at that moment. Then I paged over to chapter three where Moses encounter with God was recorded. The Lord simply knew whom He was going to use to deliver Israel. He looked at the situation and at the man Moses and then merged them successfully. Moses was the man for that situation. Through Moses, the Lord would do what He had planned, so He arranged a meeting with His chosen vessel.

When you were born, the Lord had already assessed the world you were born into and He knew what you would be best for. He knew your personality, what would become of you, who your friends and colleagues would be, what your gifts and talents are, and He knew! He knew where and how you could make a difference. He also knew you would like to be a nudist and that there are other nudists who would need what you could give them in Jesus, such as the gospel message, hope and Godly encouragement.

Note how the Lord responded to Moses reaction, which depicted inferiority: He said, But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain (Exodus 3:12). I can sense the Lords fatherly expression and tone of voice. But... what do you mean by who am I? Obviously, I will be with you. Did you think I would send you on your own?

What do you do when the Lord expects something of you? Do you also think youre not worthy? Have you discerned your gift and taken the necessary measures to develop it? Somebody once prophesied to me that the Lord wanted to use me in Biblical teaching and that I had to get to know the Bible. I made an effort to know the Word reading it and attending Bible Schools. Now Im loaded with Word and the Holy Spirit has something to use when He wants to teach others via me. Writing these teachings is effortless for me, for I just follow the Holy Spirits guidance.

Are you ready and have you taken the necessary steps to be used in your gifting? Are you busy with your gift? When you act within your gifting, it will be effortless, because youre not on your own. The Holy Spirit is with you. God, however, is not pleased with excuses. He is there for you!

Lord, help me to discover my gift and use it for your Kingdoms sake.

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