All About Moses’s Circumstances
Pastor Jeff recently taught us how to hear God’s voice. Without a doubt, the majority in the Body of Christ that Wednesday night were glued to their seats with ears and eyes wide open. In an almost uncomfortable way the listeners were very quiet. There was no hand clapping, no “Amen, Brother!” just a purely focused silence to Pastor Jeff’s every word.
When God spoke to Moses on Mount Horeb, Moses’s circumstances completely changed. His anxiety level shot up. After he heard exactly what God wanted him to do, that would be God’s plan for Moses’s life, he pushed the panic button.
Moses’s circumstances pushed him into the “what-if’s”? He said, “God, suppose I go to the people of Israel and I tell them, “The God of your fathers sent me to you; and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ What do I tell them?”
Do you see that panic attack coming over Moses? Then God tells Moses, “I-AM-WHO-I-AM!” Can you imagine what the people of Israel had for initial thoughts?
I noticed when I re-read Exodus Chapter 3 that my e-sword commentary pointed out that God’s call to Moses may be divided into 5 parts. They are: circumstances, confrontation, consternation, instructions, and complaints. The question is: can we learn from Moses? By his story, do we see the truth on how to answer people today when they ask about our God?
What is your reply? Myself? I stick to what I know: my God is my healer; my God died on the cross for my sins; and He rose again to prepare a home for me in heaven. My God supplies all my needs; my God is my friend; and He loves me. My God had plans and a purpose for me before I even arrived on planet earth. My God is love. My God gives me my daily bread. My God left an instruction manual for me to read, my Bible. For me, my God is everything, and that’s exactly what He wants to be for you.
Jay Harnish
