Before I left NZ in February my dad shared with me a lesson he was preparing about Moses, and it has stuck with me ever since. I have heard the story of Moses many times; how he was put in a basket, exiled from Egypt, returned to Egypt to free his people, etc. However, he always seemed more like a character in a story rather than an actual human who I could identify with. As my dad shared his lesson with me and I read Exodus 3, I began to realize that I had a lot more in common with Moses than I thought!
In Exodus 3 the Lord appears to Moses as a burning bush and tells Moses to tell Pharaoh to let His people go. Instead of jumping with excitement and running to Pharaoh in demand of freedom, Moses begins to question the Lord. Moses’ first question in response to the Lord’s call is, “Who am I, that I should go?”
Oh Moses, I feel you man!
I wish I trusted the Lord completely and never doubted His sovereignty and provision, but I don’t always trust Him. During this whole process of applying and preparing for the World Race I have often thought, “Who am I, that I should go?” I doubt whether I’m enough, whether I have what it takes. The great thing is, the Lord is so patient, He knows my heart, and He speaks truth into my life in my moments of doubt, just like He did with Moses. He whispers in my ear, “I chose you, I will be with you, I am enough, I have what it takes!” Then I realize this is not about me. It’s not about my glory. I’m not going to make my name famous.
I was created to glorify Him!
I can look at who I am, all my achievements and my failures, all my strengths and my weaknesses, all that I have to offer and all that I’m lacking. OR I can look at who God is, all that His name means, all that He has provided for me, and suddenly all my qualifications don’t matter as much. He fills in all the holes and the messy bits.
He chose me. He will be with me. I am His and He is mine!
