Lessons From the Life Of Moses

I know that the last post I wrote has a few things I gleaned from studying about Moses. That was really more of just a "what we have studied in school" kind of post. This is the "here's what God has shown me post". We (as in the human race) are a bunch of idiots. I know, I should not be surprised.

Moses was raised in Pharaoh's palace. So he would have received a life of luxury while his kinsmen were doing hard labor. He killed an Egyptian and fled to Midian. While in Midian he is called by God in the burning bush. You might think that Moses, seeing this bush that was ON FIRE but not being consumed and hearing the voice, would immediately be willing to do whatever God asked. Yet, he reacted with

"Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?" (Exodus 3:11)

Not only that, but Moses throws these at God as well

"If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" Exodus 3:13
"But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, 'The LORD did not appear to you.'" Exodus 4:1
But Moses said to the LORD, "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue."
Exodus 4:10

Remember this is not some hick from the sticks we are talking about here. This is MOSES! Why do we as humans feel the need to question God or doubt Him when He speaks? "Wait a minute," you may be thinking. "You don't know my situation. I'm not big/strong/smart enough for what God is asking. I don't have the education/training/resources needed to do what He is asking. Who would ever listen to me anyway?"

Maybe that's true. Maybe, just maybe, God is calling you to do something that is beyond you. That way, you don't get credit for it. He does. Think about it for a minute: He called a shepherd boy who liked to play harps to slay a giant, become a mighty warrior and then go on to become a king.(1 Samuel 17-2 Samuel)He called Gideon, who was hiding in a winepress at the time of his calling, and used him with an army of 300 to defeat an army of over 100,000! (Judges 6-8) He gave the people of Israel their land without them even having to go into battle. All they had to do was march around!! (Joshua 6)

What praise we could give to God if only we would do less doubting and more serving!