Exodus 4:10-14 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.” 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? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” But Moses said, “O Lord, please send someone else to do it.” Then the LORD’s anger burned against Moses. - - There’s a saying that goes, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” Well apparently if you want to make God mad, tell him your limitations. God had approached Moses with an assignment that was over his head. The Lord was going to take on the leader of the most powerful nation in the world at that time in order to free His people from slavery-and Moses was going to be his representative. Moses’ initial response seemed to indicate a genuine humility: Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt (3:11)? God simply responds with, “I will be with you.” No hint of anger whatsoever. Moses continues to ask questions, all of them pretty legitimate. And every time God responds by giving him a game plan and telling him he’s got it covered. Once again, no anger. But then Moses oversteps his bounds. He implies that his poor communication skills will undercut God’s intention to use him to speak on His behalf. We might be tempted to think that Moses is once again displaying humility. In fact it’s just the opposite. It’s pride. Read the rest here: ow.ly/xr2Pj
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 14:00:41 +0000
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