The story of Moses’calling to speak for God has a special meaning for me.
I have always been somewhat of a computer geek. When I first felt a calling to go into ministry, I wondered if I would be a part of a “media ministry”somewhere. The funny thing is, the further I went into discerning the call, the more I realized that I feel called to preach the gospel.
I identify with Moses, because I don’t feel like a talented speaker. Moses tried everything he could to get away from it. “What if the people of Israel do not believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘the Lord did not appear to you’?”he said.
“Please, Lord, I have never been a skilled speaker. Even now, after talking to you, I cannot speak well. I speak slowly and can’t find the best words.”
Then the Lord said to him,
“Who made a person’s mouth? And who makes someone deaf or not able to speak? Or who gives a person sight or blindness? It is I, the Lord. Now go! I will help you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
God doesn’t promise him that he will instantly be a great speaker. He promises him that he will teach him what to say.
That should give us all hope that when it appears that God doesn’t instantly grant us the ability to do what He has asked of us, maybe He is teaching us.
I’ve heard it said that God doesn’t need you for your strengths. He wants you for your weaknesses, so that His glory can shine through you. I believe this now more than ever and can’t wait to see what He has in store for my “weaknesses.”
References:
Exodus 4:1, 10-12
New Century Version (NCV)
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