It's Not About Me But About God

Do you ever feel as if you are not good enough? Do you ever feel that you do not know what to say? Do you ever feel that you do not hold proper knowledge? Well, I know I have at times, and these excuses can sometimes get in the way of our job to evangelize to the lost souls of the world. 

Moses had the same problem. When the Lord was speaking to Moses from the burning bush and chose him as a tool to use in order to deliver His people (Exodus 3:1-4:17), Moses thought it was all about him. Moses says, “What if they do not believe ME or listen to what I say?” (4:1 NASB, emphasis added). Yet God made this excuse void by giving Moses three sings to use, proving that it was not Moses, but the Lord working through Moses (4:2-9). Following this, Moses gives yet another excuse, and says, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent…for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” (4:10 emphasis added).  Again, it was all about Moses in his eyes. Yet, again, God makes this excuse void by bringing to Moses’ attention that God will put in Moses’ mouth what to say, not Moses himself (4:11-12). One would think that would be enough, yet Moses still feels unworthy and asks God to send someone else in his place (4:13). Even though God has shown him that it is God at work and not Moses, and that God gives him the power and the words to say, Moses is still making excuses in order to not do the Lord’s work. However,  all along God had made it clear that it is the God Almighty who had come down to deliver them (3:8), and it is the I AM who has sent Moses, not Moses himself (3:14). 

Looking at Moses can sure be an eye-opener. It was God who was working, in both deliverance and words spoken, it was never Moses. Thank the Lord that it is the same today! After all, Paul says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of GOD for salvation to everyone who believes…” (Romans 1:16 emphasis added). The gospel is never about ME, it always has been and always will be about GOD, both in redemptive power and in words. All we have to do is speak it, the words given us in the scriptures, and let the power of God work in the hearts of men. We cannot give any excuses, no matter how illiterate or unworthy we feel. All we have to remember is that if God could work in a self-conscious man like Moses, He can also work in men and women like us today.