DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- GOD'S CALLIING

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – GOD'S CALLING

"Then Moses said to the LORD, 'O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before or since you have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.' So the Lord said to him, 'Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? Now therefore, go and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say." (Exodus 4:10-12)

God had chosen Moses, not because he was naturally gifted, but because of God's divine purpose. Moses had spent 40 years in the household of Pharaoh. There he had received the best training in all the culture of Egypt as the step-grandson of the Pharaoh, preparing him to be a leader. But, as the book of Hebrews says, "When he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin" (Hebrews 12:24-25). So, he forsook Egypt and spent the next 40 years as a shepherd in the desert. Here he was, 80 years of age, and feeling unprepared for the task God was calling him to.

God reminded him that God Himself was his source. God had prepared Moses to do the job of leading the Israelites out of bondage, but it would be God's work, not Moses' abilities.

Many of us hear God calling us to do His work. We say, "I'm too old. I don't have the abilities required for the task." But then God reminds us that when He calls us to a work, it is He Himself who provides the ability.

What might God be calling us to do in? Maybe, just maybe, God may be calling us to lead people out of the bondage and captivity of their "Egypt." If so, He will provide the strength and power to do that. Our excuses and our feelings of inadequacy do not mean anything to God. When He calls us, it is His work. He will provide. It is His ability, not ours.

Love, Dad