What Wonders Await?

Many times we forget how precious we are to our LORD - that He revealed himself to us, wants to use us and be with us forevermore. 

Moses said to the LORD “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”

The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”   Ex 4:10-17

Even after so many miracles which God has performed for us in our lives, don't we get like Moses and keep saying 'oh but I have never done that or this and I have never been this or that'? Think of your: “I have never…..” that you keep repeating to God and at the same time build your trust and confidence in God that says in response 'Is it not I the LORD that...........'

Over and over again, no matter what my fears and tribulations and excuses I might have, God says 'I will help you', and he will help you to go and do beyond your thoughts and feelings. 

It amazes me what an amazing God and Father we have that even when we doubt like Moses did, He still finds a way to fulfill what he envisions for his people, like he did in this case by using Aaron. He said to Moses 'Now go...' but He also said 'Take the staff in your hand.' 

The staff was something all shepherds should have and it was a sign that God appointed Moses to perform miracles. Our shepherd is Jesus we need to take Jesus with us and remember that God appointed him as our Savior and that he was raised for us. We don't need to go alone; we have his staff with us to help us succeed against challenges and sin, and to witness miracles.

Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? ²³ Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.”  

Ex 5:22-23

6 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”

² God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. ³ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them. ⁴ I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. ⁵ Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.

⁶ “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. ⁷ I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.⁸ And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”  Ex 6:1-6

What a powerful passage. When I read passages like this I am in awe.

I constantly need to remember and give the proper honor and praise when God says: I am the LORD... There is such power and authority when He says that. 

• Have you asked 'why' lately and 'for what'?  
• Are you acting as if it was God's fault  that troubles are coming upon you, or as if the LORD has forgotten about you?  
• In this passage we find a lot of I, I will, I am; so it is our choice to choose God's I will and I am or our own 'I am' and 'I will'. 
• He has made himself fully known to us, and we know now of the power that he is able to use in our lives, so be comforted and have confidence in our Lord. 
• What wonders await for us, my sisters?

Kela Karaj
Tirana, Albania