Who Am I?

"But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

Exodus 3:11

The bush was on fire, but was not burning up. Curious, Moses stepped closer to investigate. All of a sudden, a voice like thunder projected from the bush, calling out to Moses by name. God had a plan for him. He was commissioning Moses to deliver his people, Hebrew slaves,  from Pharaoh's mighty grasp in Egypt. Astonished, and battling confusion all at once, Moses said, "Lord, who am I?" After all, Moses had just fled Egypt for fear of his life. He felt that what God was asking him to do was just too much. The circumstances were stacked up against him. On top of being at enmity with the Pharaoh, Moses suffered from a speech impediment! God encouraged Moses by reminding him of his mighty power. God made the mouth to speak, eyes to hear, and legs to walk. God promised him a companion that would help, and he also promised to give him the words to speak. All Moses had to do was rely on God. Through Moses' obedience to God, the entire nation of Israel was set free.

Has God been tugging on your heart lately to do something that you just don't feel strong enough to do? Perhaps God wants you to share the gospel with a coworker, friend or family member. Perhaps God wants you to begin to give more tithes and offerings to your local church body. Maybe he is asking something even bigger than you can wrap your mind around. 

You don't have to worry. God will be with you as long as you are obedient, faithful, and place your full trust in him. Don't be afraid to take that leap of faith. We have a God that is WAY bigger than any circumstances.

He made the lame to walk, the blind to see, the mute to speak. He freed an entire nation from bondage using a man who was slow of speech. He changed Saul's heart--a powerful persecutor of early Christians, and renamed Paul, he brought the gospel to the gentiles--that includes you and me. He made it rain when it never had before, and flooded the entire Earth. Through his grace and power, he used a very old man to save all of humanity. He used Sarah, an old woman, well beyond child-bearing years, to give birth to a son that would be the beginning of the lineage of the Messiah. He used David, a boy small in stature to defeat a Giant with just one stone. He used Esther, both a jew and a woman, in the midst of Persian rule to free her people. He used Mary Magdalene, a former prostitute, to help begin establishing his church. He even used a donkey to speak his words. The least of all these--a bush.

If God can use a plant or an animal, he can most certainly use you. It is nothing that you can do, but rather what God can do through you. Will you let God use you today? Do not be afraid. He will take you by the hand and lead you through it all. Together, you will overcome even the strongest of circumstances.

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." (Psalms 32:8)

Listen to this song for some humbling encouragement: