More Like Moses

Moses was a GREAT leader. He led an entire group of people out of slavery, led them towards the promised land, wrote our 10 commandments. These are all amazing accomplishments done by a man that simply followed God.

I read the story of Moses again tonight, and a few new things struck me. When God was instructing Moses, God said, "I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain." So, wait...God's sign that it was him was that it happened? Exactly. How many times have we felt led by God and weren't sure of His plans until they were accomplished? So often we ask for miraculous signs like Elijah, when all God gives us is the confirmation that it is DONE. And when it's done, we worship. What a great and glorious circle. Trust, Faith in action, Worship.

Have you ever stopped and really thought about all of the questions that Moses asked God? He was incredibly self-doubting and even went so far ask God to send someone else. Moses said things like "Who am I?", "What if they don't believe me?" "What if they ask who sent me, what do I tell them?" "What if they don't listen to me?" And God was patient. He answered every concern of Moses. And when Moses told God, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue," this was God's beautiful response: "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? is it not I, the Lord? Now go. I will help you speak and teach you what to say."

Even in Moses' unbelief and inability, God provided. God gave Moses what he was missing so that he could accomplish and succeed in where God was leading him. This is a concept that I am really soaking in. None of us are perfect and it's so often that God uses us IN our imperfection. But God always meets us. In this case, God HELPED MOSES AND TAUGHT HIM. And when Moses spoke boldly and eloquently in front of Pharaoh, all of the glory went to God because it was in Moses's weakness and God's strength that he was able to do so. Moses could always point back to God. I can only imagine that this gave Moses continuous encouragement to walk away and see how God intervened and spoke through him. Moses learned dependence on God and how to receive from Him. A lesson that I am continuously stumbling through.

I've been doubting the place that I feel like God has me because I feel completely incapable. It is good to be reminded that GOD IS GOOD and he meets us where we are. When we are babies he feeds us milk and when we are lacking, there he is sufficient. My prayer has transformed to seeking God to meet me in my needs and teach me in my weakness. I know that this still requires a lot of work and a lot of leaning into him, but I must believe that God's plans are to prosper me and to sustain me, and that He will never let the righteous fail.