by David Scott Robertson
The Torah talks about a man named Moses.
In Exodus chapter four,
Jehovah calls Moses to be His apostolic statesman to Egypt.
Almighty God had decided to offer Moses the privilege of being His ambassador
To the government of Egypt on behalf of His enslaved Israeli people.
But Moses was reluctant to take God up on His generous offer.
Why?
Because Moses had a speech impediment.
He didn’t t-t-t-talk well.
Listen to what Moses says in Exodus 4:10 and the incredibly generous offer
That Jehovah makes to him that I believe He is also extending that offer to us today:
(Exo 4:10 NIV) “Moses said to the LORD, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue."
Have you ever felt that way?
Have you ever felt unqualified to speak for God?
Have you ever been intimidated about speaking in front of large (or small) groups of people?
Does it make you feel uncomfortable to speak one-on-one with someone
A weighty message that you know is going to make them furiously mad?
Well, Moses could relate to how you feel!
But when feelings get in the way of God’s commands
Guess which one has to go?
Now here’s the sweet deal that God offered to Moses to offset his fear:
(Exo 4:11 NIV) “The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
(Exo 4:12 NIV) Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say."
God plays no favorites.
If He did it for Moses I’m convinced He’ll do it for us.
God WILL help us speak.
God WILL teach us what to say.
God WILL fill our mouths with good words to speak on His behalf
If we will just have the faith to accept this truth.
Never forget that truth overrides facts.
The fact of the matter may be that we,
Like Moses,
Have never been eloquent but we are slow of speech and tongue (Exodus 4:10).
Please note that God didn’t rebuke Moses for lying.
He was disappointed in him for not believing, for not trusting God:
(Exo 4:13 NIV) “ But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it."
(Exo 4:14 NIV) Then the Lord's anger burned against Moses…”
Never forget that truth overrides facts.
Faith always overrides circumstances.
And faith is something God highly prizes and greatly rewards.
(Heb 11:6 NIV) “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Therefore,
(Heb 4:16 NIV) “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
Please realize that although you may be limited in your own abilities
It is not your own abilities that you are relying on.
You must come to understand, fully believe, and act upon the established truth that
God will do for you what He did for Moses:
(Exo 4:12 NIV) “Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say."
(Mat 10:19 NIV) “But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,
(Mat 10:20 NIV) for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”
DSR
7/13/01