EQUIPPED
FOR GOD’S WILL
Exodus
3:1-14
Exodus
3:1-5: “Now Moses was tending the flock
of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the
far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him
in the flames of fire from within the bush.
Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.
“So
Moses thought, ‘I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not
burn up.’
“When
the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the
bush, ‘Moses! Moses!’
“And
Moses said, ‘Here I am.’
“‘Do
not go any closer,’ God said. ‘Take off
your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.’”
This is where we’d say, “Whoa! I’m outta here!”
If you’ve been reading these
devotions, you might remember the previous one, He Came; We Go. On second
thought, you might kick off your shoes and hang out to hear what God might say. Moses did, and his life was forever changed.
There are precious moments in our
lifetimes when we know that the decision being made will change our lives
forever. I wonder if Moses understood
this. God speaking through a burning
bush that doesn’t burn up.
Get real.
I imagine that Moses looked right
and left to see if there were any witnesses as he kicked off his sandals. But when Moses heard God’s plan that he was
being commanded to carry out, Moses resisted.
“Not me! I can’t do this,
Lord!” (Exodus 3:11).
Moses complained that he was the wrong
person for the job, offering one excuse after the other. Does this sound familiar? God was very patient with Moses, as He is
with believers today. What’s important
is to know that resisting God’s will is rebellion. God’s WILL will be accomplished—with or
without you! Which side are you on?
Whoever God chooses to send, He
equips to carry out His will. Human resistance
is typical. God’s plan sounds impossible,
incredible, nothing we could possibly do!
BUT IF we choose to obey, Philippians 2:13 guarantees: God Himself works
in us, to work His will for His good pleasure through us.
Really?
Take
Home Nugget
Nobody has to obey
God’s will with human strength. God will
never ask us to do anything that He won’t energize and equip us to carry
out. As a follower of Christ, you have a
personal responsibility to say “Yes” when God calls—allowing God to do His will
and achieve His good purpose through you.
When
God calls, rise up. For He never lets
His kids down.
J.D.
Griffith
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