But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" — Exodus 3:11
As I said yesterday: This is exactly where we should and should not be.
Moses finally knew what he had to offer. He knew he didn’t have the answers. He knew he didn’t have the power, the brains, the wealth, the ability to do what God wanted done.
Forty years earlier, Moses was so full of Moses that there was little or no room for God. But now he saw who he really was, and how empty he really was on the inside.
"Who am I?" Moses asks. He didn’t know Mary’s answer, "I am the Lord’s servant." He didn’t know David’s question, "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the ranks of the living God?"
Now that Moses sees who Moses is, God redirects his gaze away from Moses to the One who does have the answers, the ability, the power to do what He calls us to do.
God could have sent an angel, but instead He sent a man. He spent 80 years getting him ready for this assignment. In the same way, God sends you. No one else will quite do. He sends you because when you are filled with Him, nobody else can do what you can do.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. Dwight and his wife Kim provide prayer ministry for inner healing / transformation and coaching in prayer ministry. He is available to speak to your group or church. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.