No Excuses

Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” ~ Exodus 4:10-12

Can you imagine all the emotions Moses must have been facing right now? He had been in the back of the desert tending his father-in-law's flock where he had an encounter with God. God called to him from the midst of a burning bush! Not only did he just have a conversation with God, but He also told Moses that He wanted him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. He wanted to send Moses to Pharaoh where he would ask him to let the people go.

WOW! Talk about an interruption to his normal daily routine! Moses was minding his own business and now he was being called to lead a group of people out of Egypt! Immediately Moses comes up with every excuse not to obey God. First he says, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?" (Ex. 3:11) Then he tries to convince God that they won't listen to him or believe that God appeared to him. God performs miraculous signs to prove that He will be with him but then Moses says that his speech is not eloquent and asks for God to send someone else with him to speak so he won't have to. At this point, God became angry with him.

Have you ever felt unworthy to carry out the task that God has asked you to do? Do you find yourself making excuses and telling God that someone else would be better at this job? It is very important that we keep our eyes on God and stop looking at ourselves. God sees the whole big picture and if He asks us to do something, we have to know that He has already equipped us to do it! We must stop looking at our inabilities and focus on what God is able to do through us! It is His strength within us and the power of His Spirit that will cause us to be successful in whatever He asks us to do.

We also have to remember that it's not about us. We are His vessels and He wants to work through us to impact our world. He wants to use our voice, our hands, our gifts, our talents, our abilities to bring hope and healing to a hurting world. If we refuse to step out in obedience, we are choosing to let others remain in their prison. We are saying that we are more concerned about what people think of us than we are the salvation, healing, and deliverance of those who need something from the Lord. "No" is not an option! Excuses are not allowed! God created YOU to accomplish a great work for His Kingdom and there are people in your life that are depending on you to obey and fulfill your purpose! He has already prepared the way! It's up to you to say, "Yes Lord, send ME!"