himself as a servant; and he excuses
himself for being slow of speech. When
you are God’s servant, you need to
serve Him in every capacity He wants
you to. You can’t pick and choose what
you want to do for the Lord; you have
to serve Him in every way no matter
what.
God Needs You
God responded to Moses by
asking him, Who hath made man’s
mouth...have not I the Lord? Now
therefore go, and I will be with thy
mouth, and teach thee what thou
shalt say (Exodus 4:11,12). That
should have put all Moses’ excuses
aside.
Make no excuses.
Moses had been given a great
opportunity to be taught directly
by the Lord; but instead of yielding
to God’s will, Moses wanted God to
choose someone else for the job. And
he said, O my Lord, send, I pray
thee, by the hand of him whom
thou wilt send. And the anger of
the LORD was kindled against
Moses (Exodus 4:13,14). Finally,
God gave over to what Moses wanted,
and He chose Aaron, Moses’ brother,
to do the speaking before Pharaoh.
Unfortunately, Aaron became a great
hindrance to God’s plan.
Let that be a lesson to you. If God
asks you to do something, He doesn’t
want to use someone else. You may
be insecure or think someone else
can do a better job, but God chose
you; and when He calls you to do
something for Him, He will give you
the ability to do it. All you have to do
is yield to Him.
Trust the Lord Completely
God had told Moses He would be
with him; and the Bible says, What
shall we then say to these things?
If God be for us, who can be
against us (Romans 8:31)? Are you
willing to push self aside and use your
talents for the Lord? Will you let God
increase those talents? You may think
it is easier to just bury your talents,
but you are making a huge mistake;
and your wrong choice can hinder you
and others.
When God called me to preach,
I had to trust in the Lord one
hundred percent, doubting nothing.
At the time, my wife and I owned a
business; and I played a big part in
the growth of that business. We were
blessed to have good employees, and
I felt a responsibility to them. What
was going to happen if I stopped
bringing in the sales? Would we have
to cut our staff and let some of our
employees go? Would the business
start to fail when I left?
In spite of all my questions, I
knew I had to be in my place for the
Lord and trust that He would work
everything out. When you are living
in God’s divine will, you have to trust
that He will guide and protect you too.
You must know that He will give you
the wisdom and knowledge you need
to handle any situation.
Accept God’s Divine Will
When I accepted my calling from
God, I felt underqualified. I didn’t
grow up in this Jesus ministry; and
in fact, I didn’t really grow up in any
ministry. Yes, I went to church once
in a while as a child, but I didn’t
really know anything about the Bible.
Nevertheless, God had called me to
do His work, and it was up to me to
be an obedient and yielded vessel.
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