Exodus 4:10-17
New International Version (NIV)
10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, 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.”
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”
14 Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. 17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”
14 Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. 17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”
Benjie Kim continued the Oceans series, recounting the story of Moses. It can be hard to believe in a God we can’t see. We often think to ourselves that if God tangibly manifested Himself in front of us, we would believe. However, we forget that throughout the Bible, entering the presence of God was difficult, and cause for fear and cowering.
God calls us instead to pursue the journey in the present. This life is a test and preparation for the next life. The reward is not the promise of things, it is the promise of God. Can we take risks and pursue God-sized dreams, learning to trust in God no matter what the outcome? When we do and trust in Jesus in the deepest parts of our souls, we will be changed, becoming readied to experience His full glory.
Moses’ story was not just a story about miracles - it was about God being faithful for a broken people, reminding them of the promise of His presence always.
by Sonny Luong-si
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