Moses had a big BUT!

I have been reading Exodus and it is almost comical how reluctant Moses is to being used by God. I think that he may have gone to the the same "School of Excuse Making" as my children! In Exodus 4, God is laying out his plan to use Moses to lead the Israelites out of the Egyptian bondage. And it seems that everything God says to direct him, Moses has an excuse why he can't do what God is asking him to do! "But what if they don't believe me?" "But I'm not a good speaker." "But I think it would be better if you sent someone else." Moses sure had a big BUT!! You can almost hear the whine in his voice as you read it!

In verse 2, God answers Moses reluctance with a simple question. God says "What's that in your hand?" God knew what was in Moses' hand....it was not that God needed info....it was rhetorical. God was making a statement to Moses and to you and I that we already have what we need to do the work that God has called us. That staff that was in Moses' hand became a powerful instrument of God. And it was all God! Moses' part was that he was willing to do what God asked.......insecurities and all. I am not saying that we shouldn't continue to learn and grow and develop new tools. But if you are thinking that you have to have it all together, be a Bible scholar, be a great public speaker, and have all the answers before you can make a difference for God......you are dead wrong! God wants to know "What's that in your hand?" because he wants to use it....and he will blow your mind with what he will do with it.

Get rid of your big BUT, and let God use you!