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Continuing our prayers for the General Counsel, please ask God to fill Cassandrea Blakely, Natalie Harper, and Hannah Roos with His sustaining grace and abundant peace as they carry out their responsibilities in the Institute’s Legal Department today.
TODAY IN THE WORDThe phrase, It’s not you—it’s me, has been used to end countless relationships. Today we’ll see God repeat, It’s not about you—it’s about Me, to start a relationship with Moses.
As the story begins, we know three facts: Moses identified with his people (see 2:11); he knew about God (3:6); and God shared his concern about Egyptian oppression of the Israelites (3:7). Here God dramatically and miraculously revealed Himself to Moses. God had a mission: rescue the people of Israel. He had an end: lead them to a wonderful land. He had a means: Moses.
This should have been exactly what Moses wanted! But he was less than enthusiastic. And thus began a dialogue between Moses and God: “Who am I?” (v. 11). God replied, “I will be with you”; in other words, It’s not about you, Moses. It’s about Me. Moses asked, “What if they ask me for your name?” God replied, “I am has sent you”; It’s not about you, Moses. It’s about Me. God connected His name with His promises and His very character, and He even added signs to provide additional assurance (vv. 14-22).
It’s like the Lord Almighty leading a pep rally for the greatest deliverance in history—and the star player still refuses to take the field. Moses protested, “What if they don’t believe me?” God gave him three signs to verify the mission and messenger. Undeterred, Moses complained, “I can’t speak!” God reminded him, “I made your mouth, and I will help you”; It’s not about you, Moses! It’s about Me! Surely Moses had run out of excuses! And he had. He finally got to the truth: “Please send someone else.” Moses had the opportunity to be the spokesman for Creator God, to overthrow the yoke of the most powerful ruler in the world, to lead his people to a beautiful land. And he didn’t want it.
God had patiently met each objection, but finally He was angry. If Moses was unwilling to let God be enough, then he could deal with his brother.
TODAY ALONG THE WAYBible teacher Beth Moore has said, “God is going to do things His way, or He’ll do things His way! The question is how much time we want to waste kicking and screaming in between.” It’s not about our objections or our limitations. It’s all about God. It’s His call, His provision, His goal, His assurance, His promises, and His character. How foolish to resist an offer to participate in any mission with such a God. If He is for us, who can be against us?
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